wine-colored

[ wahyn-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. of the color of wine; dark red.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wine-colored¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Van Pelt, a leading big-tree authority, excitedly pointed to the official seal etched on the man’s wine-colored sweatshirt.

From Seattle Times

The work begins with Koh and Tines dressed in typical concert dress: she in a wine-colored gown, crowned with demure dark hair, and he in a tuxedo.

From New York Times

It’s hard to see against the wine-colored fabric of the jersey, but there’s a light purple splotch about the size of my fist just below the team crest.

From Literature

Even the dress Anna manages to put on – when she decides to, then decides against, finally going on a date – is red wine-colored.

From Salon

But Alberta, draped in her wine-colored velvet and ropes of pearls, does the improbable by making being stuck in an old mansion with strangers from different centuries and circumstances look like a blast.

From Salon