adj
Meaning 1
Dyed with Turkey red.
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Phrase guide
Turkey red
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adj
Meaning 2
Coloured Turkey red or (inexact) a similarly vibrant red.
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noun
Meaning 3
A durable red dye originally obtained from madder and later prepared chemically.
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Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
A vibrant shade of red similar to the dye.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: alizarine red
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Broader terms: red, redness
History
Etymology
From the origin of the red dye in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey").