Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Red as a red rose.
- noun A luminous and chromatic crimson.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Red as a rose; specifically (Zoöl.), of a pure purplish red color.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a deep slightly bluish red color
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word rose-red.
Examples
-
Bursting with things to see and do, this itinerary takes in the spectacular rose-red city of Petra, the salty waters of the Dead Sea and the chance to camp out under the stars in Wadi Rum.
Guardian and Observer Readers' Travel Awards 2011: who made your holiday? 2011
-
These rose-red fruit, snow-white nubs left dangling and bare on slender green stalks, do not await Prince Charming's kiss.
A bottle of raspberries Gill Hoffs 2011
-
These rose-red fruit, snow-white nubs left dangling and bare on slender green stalks, do not await Prince Charming's kiss.
A bottle of raspberries Gill Hoffs 2011
-
Instantly, from an open-mouthed, fang-bristling dog in full career of attack, he melted into a bundle of softness and silkiness, that trotted to the open hand and kissed it with a tongue that flashed out between white gleaming teeth like a rose-red jewel.
CHAPTER IV 2010
-
The designer matched the tux with platforms and a rose-red pocket square.
Power Party Suits 2011
-
Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
-
Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
-
Together they traveled to Petra—the ancient rose-red capital of the Nabataeans–and the Dead Sea.
A Country Called AMREEKA Alia Malek 2009
-
You don't need to read again about how incredible the rose-red city is, but what I'd underestimated was the staggering beauty of the landscape around it.
-
Margaret had come in flowery printed wool, soft and rose-red and disarming, hiding the steel-hard brain.
They didn’t read Pitchfork or Stereogum or Gorilla vs. Bear or Hipster Runoff Josh Spilker 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.