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Definition of Turkey red

1. Noun. A bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye.

Definition of Turkey red

1. Noun. A vibrant red colour. ¹

2. Adjective. Of a vibrant red colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Turkey red

1. A plant of the Rubia (R. Tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous. Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc, which receive their names from their colours; as. Madder yellow. Field madder, an annual European weed (Sherardia arvensis) resembling madder. Indian madder, the East Indian Rubia cordifolia, used in the East for dyeing; called also munjeet. Wild madder, Rubia peregrina of Europe; also the Galium Mollugo, a kind of bedstraw. Origin: OE. Mader, AS. Maedere; akin to Icel. Mara. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Turkey red

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"TURKEY-RED, a color, originally produced on cotton cloth, rivaling the rich red ... Besides being used in the solid color, turkey-red cloths are used in the ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"turkey red.—Cochineal, which ia go suitable a colouring matter for wool, ... The name turkey red, or Adrianople red, was applied to calico dyed with it at ..."

3. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1829)
"As Л^ Turkey-red work consumes from forty to two hundred and fifty tons annually, according to the extent of its establishment, it is of great importance to ..."

4. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"Turkey-red oil is a fatty substance used in the preparation of the cotton fibre for dyeing and printing Turkey-red. The part which the 2 Cp. also Scammell ..."

5. The Best Short Stories of ... and the Yearbook of the American Short Story edited by [Anonymus AC02789944] (1921)
"turkey red 1 BY FRANCES GILCHRIST WOOD From The Pictorial Review THE old mail-sled running between Haney and Le Beau, in the days when Dakota was still a ..."

6. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"The theory of Turkey-red dyeing is not well understood, ... But in the case of Turkey-red, which is also a madder-dye, the operations are long and tedious, ..."

7. The Industries of Scotland: Their Rise, Progress, and Present Condition by David Bremner (1869)
"... PROCESSES OF CALICO-PRINTING AND TURKEY-RED DYEING. EXCEPT when used for underclothing or linings, cotton cloth is generally ornamented with colours. ..."

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