shade of red

collocation in English

meaningsofshadeandred

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shade
noun
uk
/ʃeɪd/us
/ʃeɪd/
slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from ...
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red
adjective
uk
/red/us
/red/
of the colour of ...
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(Definition ofshadeandredfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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You recognize the fruit as having the same distinctiveshadeofredas the first, and that's why you reach for it.
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A fully determinateshadeofredis, in fact, a perceptual equivalence class of reflectances, those that a normal human trichromat cannot distinguish in standard conditions.
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Typical chestnuts are someshadeofredor reddish brown.
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The color "wine" is a darkshadeofred.
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The fruits are small pomes that vary in colour, usually ashadeofred.
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The member corporations are free to chose anyshadeofredand the type of hat.
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She fancies the color red because eudialytes have a differentshadeofred.
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Whilst this is made of red brick, it is also painted a deepershadeofred.
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Instead, the points and primitive markings are a darkershadeofredthan the coat.
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Each face was framed with hair someshadeofred, from reddish black to strawberry blonde.
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He hated video lights and any form of theshadeofred.
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That this color is ashadeofredand not orange can be easily ascertained by inspecting its h (hue) code, which is 0, signifying ashadeofred.
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The flowers commonly called black roses are actually a very darkshadeofred, purple, or maroon.
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The inflorescence holds a single pea flower 1 to 1.5 centimeters wide which is a varyingshadeofred.
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It was repaired, although it was repainted the wrongshadeofredand the iconic stripe was improperly painted.
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Months later, she had him dye her hair a shockingshadeofredknown as technicolor red.
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It is even built with brick of a slightly differentshadeofred, indicating that it was probably constructed at a later date.
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The left valve is usually uppermost as it lies on the seabed and is someshadeofredintermixed with white streaks.
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She is prone to blushing whenever she does get excited, which causes her face to turn a lightershadeofred.
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A final modification to the flag was adopted in 1980 in which the colour was brightened to a lightershadeofred.
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Deoxygenated blood is a darkershadeofred; this is present in veins, and can be seen during blood donation and when venous blood samples are taken.
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These were lacquered in an auspiciousshadeofred, richly ornamented and gilded, and were equipped with red silk curtains to screen the bride from onlookers.
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The only difference with 1920s photographs is the lack of color accent around end block windows (originally, there was a third color - a palershadeofred).
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