Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, historical, uncountable)A durable red dye originally obtained from madder and later prepared chemically.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A vibrant shade of red similar to the dye.

    a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye

Origin

From the origin of the red dye in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey").

From the origin of the red dye in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey").

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Forms

plural: Turkey reds
SingularTurkey red
PluralTurkey reds

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
TurkeyA1Turkey color
Close in meaning
  • a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye:alizarine red

See also

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