wine-colored
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wine-colored
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Van Pelt, a leading big-tree authority, excitedly pointed to the official seal etched on the man’s wine-colored sweatshirt.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
But Alberta, draped in her wine-colored velvet and ropes of pearls, does the improbable by making being stuck in an old mansion with strangers from different centuries and circumstances look like a blast.
From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2021
Grow $4-apiece cut stems of the Bessera elegans bulb, or $25 multibranched Angelica gigas, an unearthly wine-colored Korean biennial.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
That’s what happened to Laverne Cox’s custom wine-colored dress, enhanced with cutouts and a cape, by Prabal Gurung at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
A bunch of seventh and eighth graders in wine-colored uniforms are crowded outside the building, beneath the overhang, trying to stay dry.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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