What does "lurid" mean?
Lurid: (Bot.) Having a brown color tonged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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