red-letter
marked by red letters, as festival days in the church calendar.
memorable; especially important or happy: a red-letter day in his life.
(of a Bible) having the quoted words of Jesus appear in red type: a red-letter edition;the red-letter New Testament presented at her baptism.
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How to use red-letter in a sentence
Turns out, after all, to be a red-letter day or, that is, a brown-liquid evening.
Our run from Hereford up the Wye Valley to the sea, we agreed was one of our red-letter days.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyBut the longest red-letter day has its ending, and time and tide beckon one with the brutality of an impatient jailer.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithPhœbe's graduation from the Greenwald High School was her red-letter day.
Patchwork | Anna Balmer MyersHowever that may be, certain it is that this is a red-letter night at the Mermaid.
Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess | Anna Benneson McMahan
The morning when were produced these charming little miracles remains a red-letter day in our household.
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