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What does "red" mean?

Red: The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these. "Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue." Milton.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A red pigment.
  2. 3.(European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant]
  3. 4.pl. (Med.) The menses. Dunglison. English red, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to Indian red. -- Hypericum red, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from Hypericum. -- Indian red. See under Indian, and Almagra.

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