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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Red  \Red\,  a.  [Compar.  {Redder}  (-d?r);  superl.  {Reddest}.]  [OE. 
  red,  reed,  AS  re['a]d,  re['o]d;  akin  to  OS  r[=o]d,  OFries 
  r[=a]d,  D.  rood,  G.  roht,  rot,  OHG.  r[=o]t,  Dan.  &  Sw 
  r["o]d,  Icel.  rau[eth]r,  rj[=o][eth]r,  Goth.  r['a]uds,  W. 
  rhudd,  Armor.  ruz,  Ir  &  Gael.  ruadh  L.  ruber,  rufus,  Gr 
  'eryqro`s,  Skr.  rudhira  rohita;  cf  L.  rutilus.  [root]113. 
  Cf  {Erysipelas},  {Rouge},  {Rubric},  {Ruby},  {Ruddy}, 
  {Russet},  {Rust}.] 
  Of  the  color  of  blood,  or  of  a  tint  resembling  that  color;  of 
  the  hue  of  that  part  of  the  rainbow,  or  of  the  solar 
  spectrum,  which  is  furthest  from  the  violet  part  ``Fresh 
  flowers,  white  and  reede.''  --Chaucer. 
 
  Your  color,  I  warrant  you  is  as  red  as  any  rose. 
  --Shak. 
 
  Note:  Red  is  a  general  term,  including  many  different  shades 
  or  hues,  as  scarlet,  crimson,  vermilion,  orange  red, 
  and  the  like 
 
  Note:  Red  is  often  used  in  the  formation  of  self-explaining 
  compounds;  as  red-breasted,  red-cheeked,  red-faced, 
  red-haired,  red-headed,  red-skinned,  red-tailed, 
  red-topped,  red-whiskered,  red-coasted. 
 
  {Red  admiral}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  beautiful  butterfly  ({Vanessa 
  Atalanta})  common  in  both  Europe  and  America.  The  front 
  wings  are  crossed  by  a  broad  orange  red  band.  The  larva 
  feeds  on  nettles.  Called  also  {Atlanta  butterfly},  and 
  {nettle  butterfly}. 
 
  {Red  ant}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  very  small  ant  ({Myrmica  molesta})  which  often  infests 
  houses. 
  b  A  larger  reddish  ant  ({Formica  sanquinea}),  native  of 
  Europe  and  America.  It  is  one  of  the  slave-making 
  species. 
 
  {Red  antimony}  (Min.),  kermesite  See  {Kermes  mineral} 
  (b),  under  {Kermes}. 
 
  {Red  ash}  (Bot.),  an  American  tree  ({Fraxinus  pubescens}), 
  smaller  than  the  white  ash,  and  less  valuable  for  timber. 
  --Cray. 
 
  {Red  bass}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Redfish} 
  d  . 
 
  {Red  bay}  (Bot.),  a  tree  ({Persea  Caroliniensis})  having  the 
  heartwood  red,  found  in  swamps  in  the  Southern  United 
  States. 
 
  {Red  beard}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  bright  red  sponge  ({Microciona 
  prolifera}),  common  on  oyster  shells  and  stones.  [Local, 
  U.S.] 
 
  {Red  birch}  (Bot.),  a  species  of  birch  ({Betula  nigra}) 
  having  reddish  brown  bark,  and  compact,  light-colored 
  wood.  --Gray. 
 
  {Red  blindness}.  (Med.)  See  {Daltonism}. 
 
  {Red  book},  a  book  containing  the  names  of  all  the  persons  in 
  the  service  of  the  state.  [Eng.] 
 
  {Red  book  of  the  Exchequer},  an  ancient  record  in  which  are 
  registered  the  names  of  all  that  held  lands  per  baroniam 
  in  the  time  of  Henry  II  --Brande  &  C. 
 
  {Red  brass},  an  alloy  containing  eight  parts  of  copper  and 
  three  of  zinc. 
 
  {Red  bug}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  very  small  mite  which  in  Florida  attacks  man,  and 
  produces  great  irritation  by  its  bites. 
  b  A  red  hemipterous  insect  of  the  genus  {Pyrrhocoris}, 
  especially  the  European  species  ({P.  apterus}),  which  is 
  bright  scarlet  and  lives  in  clusters  on  tree  trunks. 
  c  See  {Cotton  stainder},  under  {Cotton}. 
 
  {Red  cedar}.  (Bot.)  An  evergreen  North  American  tree 
  ({Juniperus  Virginiana})  having  a  fragrant  red-colored 
  heartwood. 
  b  A  tree  of  India  and  Australia  ({Cedrela  Toona})  having 
  fragrant  reddish  wood;  --  called  also  {toon  tree}  in 
  India. 

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