Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See sang-de-bœuf.

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Examples

  • And sometimes, if Morandi is feeling frisky, he will opt, to stunning effect, for a brilliant ox-blood red.

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  • I think the natural red in the wood, combined with the black, played better with the warm tones of my ox-blood red enamel work.

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  • Quincy Jones, who's been a mentor to me, a deadly serious man, but he kept whispering to me to check out the Holy Father's shoes: ox-blood loafers, as it happens.

    Bono On Bono Assayas, Michka 2005

  • A thin, ox-blood colored line of clouds separated the earth from a gunmetal gray sky.

    My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004

  • Using the binding company's colors provides a limited palette and removes ambiguity such as purple, plum, wine, ox-blood, and all the other terms that are available to describe color.

    Color Access David Bigwood 2004

  • A thin, ox-blood colored line of clouds separated the earth from a gunmetal gray sky.

    My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004

  • Using the binding company's colors provides a limited palette and removes ambiguity such as purple, plum, wine, ox-blood, and all the other terms that are available to describe color.

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  • A thin, ox-blood colored line of clouds separated the earth from a gunmetal gray sky.

    My Seduction Connie Brockway 2004

  • Moving carefully, Catherine examined the body from skull to ox-blood loafers.

    Double Dealer: Crime Scene Investigation Max Allan Collins 2002

  • He wore an ox-blood Stetson, two-tone shoes, and a shirt and suit that was always pressed.

    Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002

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