Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Clear, moderately dark red in color.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word cherry-red.
Examples
-
It was an older luxury vehicle, but the custom cherry-red paint and tricked-out interior—gold with red leather details—made up for it.
Real wifeys Meesha Mink 2011
-
Rumor held that a violent captain had caught him stealing a pudding, and had pinched the ear with tongs heated cherry-red in the galley stove.
-
I spotted her cherry-red coat in the thick throng of hurried holiday travelers.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
-
After admiring the car at a vehicle auction site in Elkridge, Giron, 21, whipped out his phone, leaned in close to the cherry-red exterior and snapped pictures of his face next to the Ferrari logo.
Feds reap $1 million from Md. auction of vehicles seized in Brown wire fraud 2011
-
At first it felt nice, but with increased pressure and vigor, my skin quickly turned cherry-red and my few raised moles began to bleed.
Rick Steves: A Naked, Post-Soviet Hot Tub Experience Rick Steves 2011
-
At the Ferrari dealership, both of the $350,000 cherry-red models on the showroom floor had been bought and paid for, but the owners have been too fearful to pick them up, employees said.
Mexico's drug war intrudes on Monterrey, a booming metropolis 2011
-
She still has her ballerina-thin figure and still paints cherry-red streaks through her chocolate-brown hair; the contrast is as stark as her customers 'paintings, which line the store's entrance hall and make shoppers feel smug about their own art.
-
She still has her ballerina-thin figure and still paints cherry-red streaks through her chocolate-brown hair; the contrast is as stark as her customers 'paintings, which line the store's entrance hall and make shoppers feel smug about their own art.
Characters 2009
-
It included his medal but not his cherry-red No6 shirt, which has never, ever surfaced.
Tears for souvenirs as Best and Stiles memorabilia go up for auction Frank Keating 2010
-
After admiring the car at a vehicle auction site in Elkridge, Giron, 21, whipped out his phone, leaned in close to the cherry-red exterior and snapped pictures of his face next to the Ferrari logo.
Feds reap $1 million from Md. auction of vehicles seized in Brown wire fraud 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.