pigeon blood

pigeon blood
noun or pigeon's blood
: a dark red that is yellower and duller than cranberry, yellower, lighter, and stronger than average garnet, and yellower and stronger than average wine — called also Spanish wine

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dark red.
[1890-95]

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pigeon blood,
= pigeon's-blood. (Cf.pigeon's-blood)

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