2. Adjective. Of a dark brownish-red colour. ¹
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Definition of Oxblood
1. a deep red color [n -S]
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxblood
Literary usage of Oxblood
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1. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"oxblood COLOR. oxblood is a very popular shade, and a good color can be obtained by the use of the aniline amaranth 3R in the following manner: For each ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1907)
"And "oxblood" for chocolate, "potato balls" for figs, "arrowhead" for pear, etc., reveal interesting turns of the aboriginal mind. ..."
3. Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds: A Compilation of by Atherton Seidell (1919)
"The precipitated globulin (from oxblood) was not dried, but pressed between filter paper, and an excess introduced into each MgSO< solution. ..."