Hypertext Webster Gateway: "red"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.
v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E.
withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]
1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a
beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out
their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. ``Red
wine of Gascoigne.'' --Piers Plowman.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.
xx. 1.

Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape
Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.

Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,
containing also certain small quantities of ethers and
ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.
According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines
are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},
{light}, {still}, etc.

2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit
or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,
currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.

3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.

Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix. 24.

{Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},
etc.

{Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.

{To have drunk wine of ape} or {wine ape}, to be so drunk as
to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.
[Colloq.]

{Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a
rich, vinous flavor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Red \Red\ (r[e^]d), obs.
. imp. & p. p. of {Read}. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Red \Red\, v. t.
To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from
entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to
red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy},
{Russet}, {Rust}.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. ``Fresh
flowers, white and reede.'' --Chaucer.

Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.

Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.

Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.

{Red admiral} (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and
{nettle butterfly}.

{Red ant}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.

{Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}
(b), under {Kermes}.

{Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.

{Red bass}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Redfish}
(d) .

{Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.

{Red beard} (Zo["o]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]

{Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.

{Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.

{Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]

{Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.

{Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.

{Red bug}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},
especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is
bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.
(c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.

{Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in
India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Red \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.

2. A red pigment.

3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican.
See under Red, a. [Cant]

4. pl. (Med.) The menses. --Dunglison.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

red
adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or
rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
{cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby},
{ruby-red}, {scarlet}]
2: (used of hair or fur) of a reddish brown color; "red deer";
reddish hair" [syn: {reddish}]
3: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson
deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by
Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red
rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}]
4: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if
with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury";
"turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes";
"red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with
embarrassment" [syn: {aflame(p)}, {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced},
{flushed}]
5: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons
o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage";
"the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears
6: (of wine) deep reddish in color; "a red wine such as a
claret or burgundy"; "a pinot noir is a red burgundy"
[ant: {white}]
n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the
hue of blood [syn: {redness}]
2: a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Red}, {Red River}]
3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals
or revolutionaries [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko},
{bolshie}]


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