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Turkey red

–noun
1. a bright red produced in fabrics by madder, alizarin, or synthetic dyes.
2. cotton cloth of this color.
3. Adrianople red.

Origin:
1780–90

Adrianople red

–noun
a medium red color.
Also called Levant red, Turkey red.
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Turkey red  
n.  A brilliant red.

[From its use in cotton cloth manufactured in Turkey.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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