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beet-red en · ADJ

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of beet red.
   alt of beet red
   • On the other hand, American Indian groups that have lobbied for years to drop the beet-red, wide-eyed logo, say it is a racially insensitive caricature. 1993 July 2, AP [Associated Press], “Sports People: Baseball: Chief Wahoo’s Domain Is Still Turbulent”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2013:
   • Two beet-red mailbags, plainly stamped "Deutsche Reichspost," although their tags were imprinted "On His Britannic Majesty's Service," were among the baggage of a passenger arriving from Bermuda yesterday on the American Clipper. 1941 August 11, “Reich Mailbags Become A Bundle for Britain”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • My father’s youngest brother, Uncle Chul, shared the Lees’ famously bad reaction to liquor, which was to turn beet-red in the face, grow dizzy and finally get sick. 1996 May 12, Chang-Rae Lee, “Uncle Chul Gets Rich”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:

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