| red | , a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE. red, reed, AS. red, red; akin to OS. r<omac/d, OFries. r<amac/d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r<omac/t, Dan. & Sw. rd, Icel. rau<edh/r, rj<omac/<edh/r, Goth. ruds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. |
| red | (r?d), n. 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. [1913 Webster]
2. A red pigment. [1913 Webster]
3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant] [1913 Webster]
4. pl. (Med.) The menses. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
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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. [1913 Webster] |