oxblood

English

Etymology

ox + blood

Noun

oxblood (uncountable)

  1. A dark brownish-red colour.
    oxblood colour:  

Adjective

oxblood (comparative more oxblood, superlative most oxblood)

  1. Of a dark brownish-red colour.
    • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts
      He was tall and lean, with lank fair hair and a square jaw, togged out in tweeds and a checked shirt and scuffed, oxblood brogues.

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