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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS win, fr L. vinum (cf. Icel. v[=i]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr o'i^nos, ?, and E. withy. Cf {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. ``Red wine of Gascoigne.'' --Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov. xx 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton. Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry}, {light}, {still}, etc 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. --Gen. ix 24. {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc See under {Birch}, {Cape}, etc {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}. {To have drunk wine of ape} or {wine ape}, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}. [Colloq.] {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Red \Red\ (r[e^]d), obs. . imp. & p. p. of {Read}. --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Red \Red\, v. t. To put on order to make tidy; also to free from entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up as to red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Red \Red\ (r?d), n. 1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these ``Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue.'' --Milton. 2. A red pigment. 3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a. [Cant] 4. pl (Med.) The menses. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: red adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine}, {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}, {scarlet}] 2: (used of hair or fur) of a reddish brown color; "red deer"; reddish hair" [syn: {reddish}] 3: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {crimson}, {violent}] 4: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment" [syn: {aflame(p)}, {crimson}, {reddened}, {red-faced}, {flushed}] 5: red with or characterized by blood; "waving our red weapons o'er our heads"- Shakespeare; "The Red Badge of Courage"; "the red rules of tooth and claw"- P.B.Sears 6: (of wine) deep reddish in color; "a red wine such as a claret or burgundy"; "a pinot noir is a red burgundy" [ant: {white}] n 1: the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood [syn: {redness}] 2: a tributary of the Mississippi River [syn: {Red}, {Red River}] 3: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals [syn: {Bolshevik}, {Marxist}, {pinko}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Red (Or "REDL") A language proposed by {Intermetrics} to meet the {Ironman} requirements which led to {Ada}. ["On the RED Language Submitted to the DoD", E.W. Dijkstra SIGPLAN Notices 13(10):27 (Oct 1978)]. ["RED Language Reference Manual", J. Nestor and M. van Deusen, Intermetrics 1979]. (1995-01-19) From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: RED-:SKIN:, n. A North American Indian, whose skin is not red -- at least not on the outside.
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