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Of or near the colour seen at theleast-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of shades rangingfrom that of blood to pink or deep orange.
The emblem of thisorganization. red deer a deer, Cervus elaphus, with a richred-brown summer coat turning dull-brown in winter. red dusterBrit. colloq. = red ensign. red dwarf an old relatively coolstar. red ensign see ENSIGN. red-eye 1 = RUDD.
A warning of danger. red fox anative British fox, Vulpes vulpes, having a characteristic deepred or fawn coat. red giant a relatively cool giant star. redgrouse a subspecies of the willow grouse, native to Britain andfamiliar as a game-bird. Red Guard hist. a member of amilitant youth movement in China (1966-76). red gum 1 ateething-rash in children.
A a reddish resin. b any ofvarious kinds of eucalyptus yielding this. red-handed in orjust after the act of committing a crime, doing wrong, etc. redhat 1 a cardinals hat.
(of birds etc.)having a red head. red heat 1 the temperature or state ofsomething so hot as to emit red light.
A misleading clue ordistraction (so called from the practice of using the scent ofred herring in training hounds). red-hot 1 heated until red.
Enraged. red-hot poker any plant of thegenus Kniphofia, with spikes of usually red or yellow flowers.Red Indian offens. an American Indian. red lead a red form oflead oxide used as a pigment. red-letter day a day that ispleasantly noteworthy or memorable (orig. a festival marked inred on the calendar). red light 1 a signal to stop on a road,railway, etc.
A warning or refusal. red-light district adistrict containing many brothels. red man = Red Indian. redmeat meat that is red when raw (e.g. beef or lamb). red mulleta marine fish, Mullus surmuletus, valued as food. red pepper 1cayenne pepper.
The ripe fruit of the capsicum plant,Capsicum annuum. red rag something that excites a persons rage(so called because red is supposed to provoke bulls). redrattle a pink-flowered marsh plant, Pedicularis palustris. redroan see ROAN(1). red rose the emblem of Lancashire or theLancastrians. red shift the displacement of the spectrum tolonger wavelengths in the light coming from distant galaxiesetc. in recession. red spider any of various mites of thefamily Tetranychidae infesting hothouse plants esp. vines. redsquirrel a native British squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, withreddish fur. Red Star the emblem of some Communist countries.red tape excessive bureaucracy or adherence to formalities esp.in public business. red-water 1 a bacterial disease of calves,a symptom of which is the passing of reddish urine.
Reddish adj. reddy adj. redly adv. redness n.[OE read f. Gmc]
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