wine-colored
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wine-colored
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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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
Cavs chairman Dan Gilbert, dressed in a wine-colored blazer, watched the opening half from his customary courtside seat.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 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
I was reading Michael Smith’s chronicle of designing the Obama White House, feeling serene, marinating in a luxurious world of wine-colored swatches and embossed mohair velvet and carpet border details desperately in need of tweaking.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2020
Her Sunday dress was wine-colored silk with a dingy lace collar.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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