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Red Sea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˌɹɛd ˈsiː/

Etymology

From Middle English Red See, Reede See, Rede See, reade sea, from Old English Rēad Sǣ, a calque of Latin Mare Rubrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα (Eruthrā̀ thálassa); equivalent to red + sea.

Meanings

A great quantity of blood.
- Sissoo feasted upon the flesh as the silky smooth red sea of blood trickled down his cheek as the lifeless body of Catherine Babyish lay amongst a red stained linen sheet drenched with her own blood as her scared dead eyes stared into the shadows above. 2015, P. A. Williams, The Tides of Time, page 99:
- Titus argued that “the promised land” could now “by their own efforts, be obtained”: Slavery has been swallowed up in a Red Sea of blood, and the slave has emerged from the conflict of races transformed from a chattel to a man. 1994, Erlene Stetson, Linda David, Glorying in Tribulation: The Life Work of Sojourner Truth, MSU Press, →ISBN, page 1980:
- The ghost of a creed […] may be laid, after all, only in a Red Sea of blood. 1864, James Russell Lowell, Fireside Travels, section 219:
- And all this while the red sea of her blood Ebd with Leander. 1598(?), George Chapman, Hero & Leander, iii. 323
- When her shoulder was free she screamed at the sharp sting of pain and collapsed to her knees where her own blood gathered in a warm puddle —a red sea of her pain and misery. Gravity increased and the ground, all though placid and still ... 2009, Leane Owens, The Raven's War, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 239:
(in particular, slang, vulgar) (A quantity of) blood discharged through the vagina during menstruation.
- "Ay, I'm throwing all this shit in a bag and taking it to the garbage. I don't know too much about the health of pussy, especially Asian wonton-soup pussy. I've swum in the Red Sea a few times to know blood clots the size of plums." 2021, Raynesha Pittman, Carl Weber's Kingpins: West Coast, Urban Books, →ISBN:
- After disposing of the ruined boxers, and checking to make sure my makeshift bed isn't covered in my Red Sea, I wad up several balls of toilet paper and coat the bottom of a new pair of boxers with them. It'll have to do for now. 2016, Carrie Aarons, Lost, →ISBN:
- Woman's menstrual blood, as symbolized in the "red carpet" or "red-sea of life," paved the way for the processions of queens, kings, brides and heroes. 2001, Shoni Labowitz, God, Sex And The Women Of The Bible, page 62:
- Hydrogen peroxide: Use 3% (the kind you use for cuts) on the stains you get on your sheets when you're flagging and your lover has parted your red sea. 2006, Laura Goodman, A Cleaning Manual for Dirty Divas, page 14:
- The wet dust found at the bottom of Lilith's lunar Red Sea is menstrual blood, simply, or, in the designation of the new theology, "filth." Lilith, in short, is an unsuitable wife for Adam because she menstruates. 2015, I. K. Fleming, The Rise and Fall of Paradise:
(broadly) A great quantity of reddish liquid, such as wine.
- […] will not get them gone for plain English, we will have one of Father Bacon's pupils from Oxford, to conjure [troublesome thoughts] away with logic and with Hebrew — Or, what say you to laying them in a glorious red sea of claret, my noble guest? 1821, Walter Scott, Kenilworth. The pirate, published 1877, page 15:
- Oyl-steep'd Anchovie, landed from his brine, Came freely swimming in red seas of wine. 1645, Francis Quarles, The Shepheards Oracles: Delivered in Certain Eglogues, vii, 83:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Red Seas	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Red Sea en · PROPN

Pronunciation

(Southern-England) audio
/ˌɹɛd ˈsiː/

Etymology

Meanings

A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
A governorate in eastern Egypt
(US) The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
the Red Sea		canonical	lexicographic

Translations (124)

vi Xích Hải (sea between Africa and Arabia) · fi Punainenmeri (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ja 紅海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hy Կարմիր ծով (sea between Africa and Arabia) · gd Am Muir Ruadh (sea between Africa and Arabia) · el Ερυθρά Θάλασσα (sea between Africa and Arabia) · scn Mari Russu (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ro Marea Roșie (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ps احمره بحير (sea between Africa and Arabia) · pa ਲਾਲ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sk Červené more (sea between Africa and Arabia) · de Rotes Meer (sea between Africa and Arabia) · kk Қызыл теңіз (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ar بَحْرُ القُلْزُم (sea between Africa and Arabia) · gv Yn Vooir Ruy (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sv Röda havet (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sq Deti i Kuq (sea between Africa and Arabia) · mk Црвено Море (sea between Africa and Arabia) · km សមុទ្រក្រហម (sea between Africa and Arabia) · es mar Rojo (sea between Africa and Arabia) · vi Biển Đỏ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hu Vörös-tenger (sea between Africa and Arabia) · dv ރަތްކަނޑު (sea between Africa and Arabia) · alt Кызыл теҥис (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tk Gyzyl deňiz (sea between Africa and Arabia) · gl Mar Vermello (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tg Баҳри Сурх (sea between Africa and Arabia) · yue 紅海 /红海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · is Rauðahaf (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ko 홍해 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nrf La Rouoge Mé (sea between Africa and Arabia) · fo Reyðahavið (sea between Africa and Arabia) · fr mer Rouge (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hsb Čerwjene morjo (sea between Africa and Arabia) · fy Reade See (sea between Africa and Arabia) · lo ທະເລແດງ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ang Rēad Sǣ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hi लाल सागर (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ar البَحْرُ الأَحْمَر (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ml ചെങ്കടൽ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sh Цр̀вено̄ мо̑ре (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tl Dagat Pula (sea between Africa and Arabia) · eu Itsaso Gorria (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nl Rode Zee (sea between Africa and Arabia) · te ఎఱ్ఱ కడలి (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hak 紅海 /红海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sw Bahari ya Shamu (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ms Laut Kulzum (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hi लालसागर (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ky Кызыл деңиз (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cv Хӗрлӗ тинӗс (sea between Africa and Arabia) · io Reda maro (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ta செங்கடல் (sea between Africa and Arabia) · id Laut Merah (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ms Laut Merah (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nn Raudehavet (sea between Africa and Arabia) · id Laut Teberau (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nap mar Ruosso (sea between Africa and Arabia) · fa دریای سرخ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · az Qırmızı dəniz (sea between Africa and Arabia) · mn Улаан тэнгис (sea between Africa and Arabia) · yi ים סוף (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ca mar Roja (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ca mar Roig (sea between Africa and Arabia) · eo Ruĝa Maro (sea between Africa and Arabia) · kmr Deryaya Sor (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tt Кызыл диңгез (sea between Africa and Arabia) · mr लाल समुद्र (sea between Africa and Arabia) · pl Morze Czerwone (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nb Rødehavet (sea between Africa and Arabia) · bn লোহিত সাগর (sea between Africa and Arabia) · nan-hbl 紅海 /红海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · he יַם סוּף (sea between Africa and Arabia) · th ทะเลแดง (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ka წითელი ზღვა (sea between Africa and Arabia) · grc Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (sea between Africa and Arabia) · so Baddacas (sea between Africa and Arabia) · be Чырво́нае мо́ра (sea between Africa and Arabia) · et Punane meri (sea between Africa and Arabia) · lt Raudonoji jūra (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cop ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϣⲁⲣⲓ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · mi Moana Whero (sea between Africa and Arabia) · bg Черве́но море́ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tr Kızıldeniz (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sl Rdéče mórje (sea between Africa and Arabia) · co Mari Rossu (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ps سور سمندر (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cmn 紅海 /红海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · gu રાતો સમુદ્ર (sea between Africa and Arabia) · am ቀይ ባሕር (sea between Africa and Arabia) · vi Hồng Hải (sea between Africa and Arabia) · br Mor ruz (sea between Africa and Arabia) · kne Baybay Ay Mandalangdang (sea between Africa and Arabia) · dsb Cerwjene mórjo (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cs Rudé moře (sea between Africa and Arabia) · vo Redamel (sea between Africa and Arabia) · my ပင်လယ်နီ (sea between Africa and Arabia) · csb Czerwióne Mòrze (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cy y Môr Coch (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ne रातो सागर (sea between Africa and Arabia) · pt Mar Roxo (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ug قىزىل دېڭىز (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sga Muir Robur (sea between Africa and Arabia) · da Røde Hav (sea between Africa and Arabia) · la Mare Rubrum (sea between Africa and Arabia) · tl Dagat na Pula (sea between Africa and Arabia) · pt Mar Vermelho (sea between Africa and Arabia) · uz Qizil dengiz (sea between Africa and Arabia) · kn ಕೆಂಪು ಕಡಲು (sea between Africa and Arabia) · mt il-Baħar l-Aħmar (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ru Кра́сное мо́ре (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ckb دەریای سوور (sea between Africa and Arabia) · lv Sarkanā jūra (sea between Africa and Arabia) · uk Черво́не мо́ре (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ast mar Bermeya (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ur بحیرہ احمر (sea between Africa and Arabia) · cdo 紅海 /红海 (sea between Africa and Arabia) · af Rooisee (sea between Africa and Arabia) · ga an Mhuir Rua (sea between Africa and Arabia) · gez ባሕረ ቈልዝም (sea between Africa and Arabia) · sh Cr̀venō mȏre (sea between Africa and Arabia) · hi लालसमुद्र (sea between Africa and Arabia) · bn লাল দরিয়া (sea between Africa and Arabia) · it Mar Rosso (sea between Africa and Arabia)

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