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Definition of Dark red
1. Noun. A red color that reflects little light.
Specialized synonyms: Burgundy, Claret, Oxblood Red, Wine, Wine-colored, Wine-coloured
Definition of Dark red
1. Adjective. (This entry is here for translation purposes only) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dark Red
Literary usage of Dark red
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"•with HC1, dark red powder, decomp. 210-11°. But if the aldehyde is added after
the AcOH is satd. with HC1, the compd. is obtained with i .5 H2O, ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"With such small force did Bruce at last 270 The die for death or empire cast 1
Dark-red the heaven above it glowed, XII Now on the darkening main afloat, ..."
3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1899)
"Intestinal surface dark red, mesenteric glands swollen and dark red. ... Kidneys:
Very much swollen, especially the cortex, of a dark red color, ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1893)
"Harry, which has almost the same sound and in great degree the same letters as
Carrie, is dark red, while Carrie is a very dark blue, almost black. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1887)
"Legs dark red with a dark blotch on all the femora above ... dark red, with the
six enlarged terminal joints dusky; abdomen much longer than head and thorax ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898)
"In color they shade from white to nearly black, and from a light pink to a dark
red. They are very fine grained and work so easily by chipping that a novice ..."
7. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"It is not yet proved that the "Dark-red" will transmit its color without an
occasional ... That the dark red seed can lie obtained by simple selection from ..."
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