reddish

See also: Reddish

English

Etymology

Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#REDDISHCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ-#REDDISH

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#REDDISHCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#REDDISH redisch; equivalent to red +‎ -ishCategory:English terms suffixed with -ish#REDDISH.

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reddish (comparative more reddish, superlative most reddish)Category:English lemmas#REDDISHCategory:English adjectives#REDDISHCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#REDDISHCategory:Pages with entries#REDDISHCategory:Pages with 1 entry#REDDISH

  1. Somewhat red.
    • 1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106:
      "Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.
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    • 1948 September and October, W. S. Darby, “The Gold Coast Railway—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 287:
      Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity!
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    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby:
      Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained.
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