Turkey red
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
Turkey red (countable and uncountable, plural Turkey reds)
- (historical) A durable red dye, first produced in Turkey, originally obtained from madder and later prepared chemically.
- A vibrant red colour.
- Turkey red:
AdjectiveEdit
Turkey red (comparative more Turkey red, superlative most Turkey red)
- Of a vibrant red colour.
See alsoEdit
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)