of the colour of blood or a ruby, at the end of the spectrum next to orange
said of hair or fur the coat of an animal: in the colour range between a medium orange and brown russet or bay
tinged with or rather red
a red sky
said of the face: flushed, esp with anger or embarrassment
said of the eyes: bloodshot
said of wine: made from dark grapes and coloured by their skins
said of accounts: failing to show a profit: compare black1 (7)
informal, derog communist or socialist: compare white1 (13)
archaic or literary involving force, violence, or bloodshed
red revolution
reddish adj
redly adv
redness noun
[Old English rēad]