blood-red
English
Etymology
From Middle English blodred, blodread, from Old English blōdrēad (“bloodred”), Proto-Germanic *blōþaraudaz, equivalent to blood + red. Cognate with Dutch bloedrood (“bloodred”), German blutrot (“bloodred”), Swedish blodröd (“bloodred”).
Adjective
blood-red (comparative more blood-red, superlative most blood-red)
- Bright red in color, like the color of fresh blood.
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