blood-red

American  

[bluhd-red] / ˈblʌdˈrɛd /

adjective

1. of the deep-red color of blood.

   a fiery, blood-red sunset.

2. red with blood.

   The blood-red banner symbolized the army's defeat.

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blood red British  

noun

1. 1. a deep red colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      blood-red roses

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Etymology

Origin of blood-red

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

Once treatment was complete, my hair looked wet with a faint blood-red hue and felt a bit sticky, but it was nothing a baseball cap couldn’t hide.

From Los Angeles Times

This spectacular event happens when the moon moves into the Earth’s shadow and turns a blood-red color near and at totality.

From Los Angeles Times

We hear allusions to a blood-red sun, a poisoned sea and buzzards.

From Los Angeles Times

“The logo of a skull with blood-red eye sockets and lightning bolts does not inspire confidence that the subgroup values de-escalation and constitutional policing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Enhancing the eerie mood, the venue was bathed in blood-red lights throughout the concert, with Florence in a flowing claret dress, her sleeves swaying in time to the music.

From BBC