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red bird

–noun
red 1 (def. 6).

Origin:
1965–70

red

1[red] noun, adjective, red⋅der, red⋅dest.
–noun
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, esp. a communist.
4. Informal. red light (def. 1).
5. Informal. red wine: a glass of red.
6. Also called red devil, red bird. Slang. a capsule of the drug secobarbital, usually red in color.
–adjective
7. of the color red.
8. having distinctive areas or markings of red: a red robin.
9. of or indicating a state of financial loss or indebtedness: the red column in the ledger.
10. radically left politically.
11. (often initial capital letter) communist.
12. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of North American Indian peoples: no longer in technical use.
13. in the red, operating at a loss or being in debt (opposed to in the black ): The newspaper strike put many businesses in the red.
14. paint the town red. paint (def. 16).
15. see red, Informal. to become very angry; become enraged: Snobs make her see red.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME red, OE rēad; c. G rot, D rood, ON raudhr, L rūfus, ruber, Gk erythrós; see rubella, rufescent, erythro-


redly, adverb
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Financial Dictionary

red

Of or relating to a firm or the operations of a firm that are deemed unprofitable. The term derives from the color of ink used to show losses on financial statements. Compare black.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2red
Function: noun
1 : a color whose hue resembles that of blood or of the ruby or is that of the long-wave extreme of the visiblespectrum
2 : a pigment or dye that colors red —see CONGO RED, NEUTRAL RED, VITAL RED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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