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yellow-red en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English ȝelu-red, ȝolowhered, from Old English ġeolurēad (“reddish yellow, orange”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelwaraud (“orange”), equivalent to yellow + red. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jeelrood (“orange”), Dutch geelrood (“orange”), German Low German geelroot (“orange”), German gelbrot (“yellow-red, orange”).

Meanings

1. Of a colour between yellow and red; orange.
   • Her yellow-red eyes reflected the torches on either side of her throne. A black cape with a crimson lining finished the outfit, connecting to two red stones on her fingers. She could drop any mortal man dead just by her looks. 2010, Alexandra Livingston, Defy the Gods, page 8:
   • The spar buoy is a red and white horizontally striped pole with a yellow top and has a yellow-red ball at the top and a yellow triangular flag beneath the ball. 1953, Sailing Directions for Northern U.S.S.R., page 20:
   • After a few days the silver appeared to become more colloidal and the sections were stained a yellow-red color. 1953, International Review of Cytology, volume 2, page 86:
   • I'd been told many times that my yellow-red hair and peach skin were beautiful, that their contrast with my dark eyes was compelling. 2008, Traci L. Slatton, Immortal, page 6:
2. Consisting of yellow and red colours individually.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more yellow-red	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most yellow-red	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
yellowred		alternative, uncommon	lexicographic

yellow-red en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English ȝelu-red, ȝolowhered, from Old English ġeolurēad (“reddish yellow, orange”), from Proto-West Germanic *gelwaraud (“orange”), equivalent to yellow + red. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jeelrood (“orange”), Dutch geelrood (“orange”), German Low German geelroot (“orange”), German gelbrot (“yellow-red, orange”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) The colour orange.
   • Obviously one will be red, but will the other hue be a yellow-red (orange) or a red-purple? 1930, Benson H. Paul, C. A. Plaskett, Charles Nicholas Ainslie, A Method for Determining the Color of Agricultural Products:
   • The cultural meanings associated with yellow and yellow-red (orange) are varied. 2017, Jim Long, The New Munsell Student Color Set, page 33:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
yellowred		alternative, uncommon	lexicographic
yellow-reds	Number=Plur		lexicographic