Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the color of red wine; vinaceous.
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- adjective Having the
color ofred wine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a red as dark as red wine
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Examples
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Cheeks: Dubonnet aka wine-colored blush was applied.
The Seattle Times 2011
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There, against a wine-colored wall, hang a dozen paintings, some rural European scenes and others very modern New York.
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I tinted it kinda wine-colored just to play with the whole "sangria" idea.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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I walked into his bedroom and looked around—wine-colored carpet, dark mahogany furniture, a California king with a sprawling headboard and a burgundy comforter—definitely the room of a bachelor.
Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011
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I tinted it kinda wine-colored just to play with the whole "sangria" idea.
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There, against a wine-colored wall, hang a dozen paintings, some rural European scenes and others very modern New York.
Bringing the Old World Into the New Nancy Keates 2011
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The shiny wine-colored fabric works better on the ready-to-wear dress, I think.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 9 Recap: Eyeshadow of a Doubt Una LaMarche 2010
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A number of the Twomblys in the show came from the artist's own collection, including his 1975 work, "Pan," featuring the words "Pan" and "Panic" hovering between a wine-colored blotch and a collaged image of Swiss chard, perhaps a stand-in for a forest.
Twombly's Surprising Hero Stephen Wallis 2011
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The shiny wine-colored fabric works better on the ready-to-wear dress, I think.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 9 Recap: Eyeshadow of a Doubt Una LaMarche 2010
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Next they took the old wood-road and came out on the dozen acres of clearing where the wine grapes grew in the wine-colored volcanic soil.
Chapter XXIV 2010
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