red
red is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.A red pigment.
- 3.(European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant]
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- allspice
- amethyst
- amusement
- and
- aniline
- anniversary
- appetizer
- arch
- artillery
- balm
- bay
- bell
- bird
- black
- blue
- bonfire
- cadmium
- calf
- capsicum
- cardinal
- caviare
- cayenne
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- ceremony
- chair
- chili
- china
- chutney
- cinnamon
- color
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- condiment
- coronation
- cubeb
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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