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Turkey red

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Turkey red
n.
A brilliant red.
[From its use in cotton cloth manufactured in Turkey.]
Turkey red
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a moderate or bright red colour
b.  (as adjective) a Turkey-red fabric
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cotton fabric of a bright red colour
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Noun1.Turkey red - a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dyeTurkey red - a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
alizarine red
red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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