catflap.org Online Dictionary Query |
15 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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 Atalanta 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 sanguinea), 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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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" rel="nofollow">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 ({Pyrrhocoris 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.
Red chalk. See under Chalk.
Red copper (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.
Red coral (Zo["o]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium
rubrum). See Illusts. of Coral and Gorgonlacea.
Red cross. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of
the English.
(b) The Geneva cross. See Geneva convention, and Geneva
cross, under Geneva.
Red currant. (Bot.) See Currant.
Red deer. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus), native of the forests
of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very
similar to the American elk, or wapiti.
(b) The Virginia deer. See Deer.
Red duck (Zo["o]l.), a European reddish brown duck
({Fuligula nyroca); -- called also ferruginous duck.
Red ebony. (Bot.) See Grenadillo.
Red empress (Zo["o]l.), a butterfly. See Tortoise shell.
Red+fir+(Bot.),+a+coniferous+tree+({Pseudotsuga+Douglasii" rel="nofollow">Red fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii)
found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued
for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to
other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the
American Abies magnifica and Abies nobilis.
Red fire. (Pyrotech.) See Blue fire, under Fire.
Red flag. See under Flag.
Red fox (Zo["o]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes
fulvus), which is usually reddish in color.
Red grouse (Zo["o]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See
under Ptarmigan.
Red gum, or Red gum-tree (Bot.), a name given to eight
Australian species of Eucalyptus ({Eucalyptus
amygdalina, resinifera, etc.) which yield a reddish gum
resin. See Eucalyptus.
Red hand (Her.), a left hand appaum['e], fingers erect,
borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called
also Badge of Ulster.
Red herring, the common herring dried and smoked.
Red horse. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red+maple+(Bot.),+a+species+of+maple+({Acer+rubrum" rel="nofollow">Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zo["o]l.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color ({Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zo["o]l.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zo["o]l.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zo["o]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus
aurantii) very injurious to the orange tree in California
and Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red+snapper+(Zo["o]l.),+a+large+fish+({Lutjanus+aya" rel="nofollow">Red snapper (Zo["o]l.), a large fish ({Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
({Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zo["o]l.), a very small web-spinning mite
({Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zo["o]l.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zo["o]l.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.
vlag. See Flag to hang loose.]
1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
[1913 Webster]
2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask
information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved
by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;
as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of
certain hawks, owls, etc.
(b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
(c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the wing feathers next the body of a
bird; -- called also flag feather.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Black flag. See under Black.
Flag captain, Flag leutenant, etc., special officers
attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.
Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an
admiral, or commodore.
Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to an
enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose
of making some communication not hostile.
Flag share, the flag officer's share of prize money.
Flag station (Railroad), a station at which trains do not
stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or
waved.
National flag, a flag of a particular country, on which
some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.
Red flag, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of
danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.
To dip, the flag, to mlower it and quickly restore it to
its place; -- done as a mark of respect.
To hang out the white flag, to ask truce or quarter, or, in
some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a
white flag.
To hang the flag half-mast high or To hang the flag
half-staff or To hang the flag at half-staff, to raise it
only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign of
mourning.
To strike the flag or To lower the flag, to haul it down,
in token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
surrender.
Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also
carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
disease is on board.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Red chalk. See under Chalk.
Red copper (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite.
Red coral (Zo["o]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium
rubrum). See Illusts. of Coral and Gorgonlacea.
Red cross. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of
the English.
(b) The Geneva cross. See Geneva convention, and Geneva
cross, under Geneva.
Red currant. (Bot.) See Currant.
Red deer. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus), native of the forests
of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very
similar to the American elk, or wapiti.
(b) The Virginia deer. See Deer.
Red duck (Zo["o]l.), a European reddish brown duck
({Fuligula nyroca); -- called also ferruginous duck.
Red ebony. (Bot.) See Grenadillo.
Red empress (Zo["o]l.), a butterfly. See Tortoise shell.
Red+fir+(Bot.),+a+coniferous+tree+({Pseudotsuga+Douglasii" rel="nofollow">Red fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii)
found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued
for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to
other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the
American Abies magnifica and A. nobilis.
Red fire. (Pyrotech.) See Blue fire, under Fire.
Red flag. See under Flag.
Red fox (Zo["o]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes
fulvus), which is usually reddish in color.
Red grouse (Zo["o]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See
under Ptarmigan.
Red gum, or Red gum-tree (Bot.), a name given to eight
Australian species of Eucalyptus ({Eucalyptus
amygdalina, resinifera, etc.) which yield a reddish gum
resin. See Eucalyptus.
Red hand (Her.), a left hand appaum['e], fingers erect,
borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called
also Badge of Ulster.
Red herring, the common herring dried and smoked.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.
vlag. See Flag to hang loose.]
1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.
2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask
information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved
by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;
as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of
certain hawks, owls, etc.
(b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.
(c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.
Black flag. See under Black.
Flag captain, Flag leutenant, etc., special officers
attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.
Flag officer, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an
admiral, or commodore.
Flag of truse, a white flag carried or displayed to an
enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose
of making some communication not hostile.
Flag share, the flag officer's share of prize money.
Flag station (Railroad), a station at which trains do not
stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or
waved.
National flag, a flag of a particular country, on which
some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.
Red flag, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of
danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.
To dip, the flag, to mlower it and quickly restore it to
its place; -- done as a mark of respect.
To hang out the white flag, to ask truce or quarter, or, in
some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a
white flag.
To hang the flag half-mast high or half-staff, to raise
it only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign
of mourning.
To strike, or lower, the flag, to haul it down, in
token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of
surrender.
Yellow flag, the quarantine flag of all nations; also
carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious
disease is on board.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
red flag
n 1: a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at
the beach because the red flag was up"
2: the emblem of socialist revolution
3: something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing
that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
red flag
n.
1 (lb en literally) A flag#Noun that is red#Adjective, especially
associated with leftist#Adjective revolutionary ideologies.
2 (lb en informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that
something is wrong.
3 (lb en idiomatic US) Something that will enrage#Verb a particular
person; a red rag#Noun.
4 (lb en rail UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard#Noun to
warn the driver not to start the train#Noun.
5 (lb en racing) A signal that the race#Noun must be stop#Verb
immediately (and possibly restart#Verb).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
red flag
n.
1 (lb en literally) A flag#Noun that is red#Adjective, especially
associated with leftist#Adjective revolutionary ideologies.
2 (lb en informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that
something is wrong.
3 (lb en idiomatic US) Something that will enrage#Verb a particular
person; a red rag#Noun.
4 (lb en rail UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard#Noun to
warn the driver not to start the train#Noun.
5 (lb en racing) A signal that the race#Noun must be stop#Verb
immediately (and possibly restart#Verb).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
red flag
n.
1 (lb en literally) A flag#Noun that is red#Adjective, especially
associated with leftist#Adjective revolutionary ideologies.
2 (lb en informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that
something is wrong.
3 (lb en idiomatic US) Something that will enrage#Verb a particular
person; a red rag#Noun.
4 (lb en rail UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard#Noun to
warn the driver not to start the train#Noun.
5 (lb en racing) A signal that the race#Noun must be stop#Verb
immediately (and possibly restart#Verb).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
red flag
n.
1 (lb en literally) A flag#Noun that is red#Adjective, especially
associated with leftist#Adjective revolutionary ideologies.
2 (lb en informal) A cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that
something is wrong.
3 (lb en idiomatic US) Something that will enrage#Verb a particular
person; a red rag#Noun.
4 (lb en rail UK) A flag formerly used by a railway guard#Noun to
warn the driver not to start the train#Noun.
5 (lb en racing) A signal that the race#Noun must be stop#Verb
immediately (and possibly restart#Verb).
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
red flag
Englanti n.
1 punainen lippu, varoitusmerkki
2 punalippu
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
red flag /ɹˈɛd flˈaɡ/
1. punainen lippu, varoitusmerkki
a cue, warning, or alert; a sign or signal that something is wrong
2. punalippu
socialist symbol
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
red flag /ɹˈɛd flˈaɡ/
vörös zászló
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
red flag /ɹˈɛd flˈaɡ/
赤旗
socialist symbol
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
92 Moby Thesaurus words for "red flag":
Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire,
beacon, beacon fire, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue peter, buoy,
caution light, danger sign, early symptom, falling barometer,
flare, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn,
gathering clouds, glance, go light, gong buoy, green light,
heliograph, high sign, international alphabet flag,
international numeral pennant, kick, leer, marker beacon, nod,
nudge, omen, parachute flare, pilot flag, poke, police whistle,
precursor, preliminary sign, premonitory sign, premonitory symptom,
prodroma, prodrome, quarantine flag, radio beacon, red light,
rocket, sailing aid, semaphore, semaphore flag,
semaphore telegraph, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell,
signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp,
signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot,
signal siren, signal tower, skull and crossbones, spar buoy,
stop light, storm petrel, stormy petrel, symptom, the nod,
the wink, thundercloud, thunderhead, touch, traffic light,
traffic signal, warning sign, warning signal, watch fire,
white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag, yellow jack
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 红旗
Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats