vinaceous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin vinaceus, from Latin vinum.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃəs
Adjective
vinaceous (comparative more vinaceous, superlative most vinaceous)
- Containing wine.
- Of the colour of red wine.
- vinaceous:
- 1917, Peter Walter Claassen, Raymond Hill Beamer, Studies in Kansas Insects, page 116:
- Caudal femora of the lighter general color inclined to vinaceous pink on the ventral portion of the lateral face, dorsal and bounding carinae of the paginae sparsely beaded, face of the paginae suffused with the dark color, […]
Derived terms
- vinaceous dove
Translations
See also
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermilion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
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