oxblood

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- The blood of an ox.

- A deep red, tinged with brown, resembling the colour of oxblood.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in Palladius' De Re Rustica. From ox + blood


[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of the colour of oxblood; specifically of a deep red colour tinged with brown.


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English; earliest use found in Palladius' De Re Rustica. From ox + blood




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