Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of the color of red wine; vinaceous.

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  • adjective Having the color of red wine.

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  • noun a red as dark as red wine

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Examples

  • Cheeks: Dubonnet aka wine-colored blush was applied.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • There, against a wine-colored wall, hang a dozen paintings, some rural European scenes and others very modern New York.

    A Chef's Chelsea Loft 2011

  • I tinted it kinda wine-colored just to play with the whole "sangria" idea.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • 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

  • I tinted it kinda wine-colored just to play with the whole "sangria" idea.

    IronCupcake_006: Sangria Chiffon Cupcakes 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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