rood — meaning in English

English meaning

• red adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
• sanguine adj Having the colour of blood; blood red.

Senses

rood is used for these senses in English:

• gules (tincture) In blazon, of the colour red.
• red (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
• sanguine (literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red. [from late 14th c.]

red — full definition

1. adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
2. noun The color itself, one of the primary colors of light.
3. noun A supporter of communism or a left-wing/socialist movement, especially historically.
4. adj Having reddish-orange hair color.

sanguine — full definition

1. adj Having the colour of blood; blood red.
2. adj Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
3. adj Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
4. adj Warm; ardent.

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