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Meaning of "Turkey red" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TURKEY RED

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Turkey red is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TURKEY RED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Turkey red

Turkey red is a color that was widely used to dye cotton in the 18th and 19th century. It was made using the root of the rubia plant, through a long and laborious process. It originated in India or Turkey, and was brought to Europe in the 1740s. In France it was known as rouge d'Andrinople.

Definition of Turkey red in the English dictionary

The definition of Turkey red in the dictionary is a moderate or bright red colour. Other definition of Turkey red is a cotton fabric of a bright red colour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TURKEY RED

Turkana
Turkestan
Turkestani
turkey
turkey brown
turkey buzzard
Turkey carpet
turkey cock
turkey nest
Turkey oak
turkey shoot
turkey trot
turkey vulture
Turkey-red
Turki
Turkic
Turkish
Turkish Angora
Turkish bath
Turkish cat

WORDS THAT END LIKE TURKEY RED

blood red
brick red
cardinal red
Chinese red
chrome red
Congo red
flame red
house red
in the red
Indian red
McIntosh red
oxblood red
paint the town red
see red
Titian red
Venetian red
wine red

Synonyms and antonyms of Turkey red in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Turkey red» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TURKEY RED

Find out the translation of Turkey red to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

土耳其红
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

turkey Red
570 millions of speakers

English

Turkey red
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुर्की लाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تركيا الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Турция красный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Turquia vermelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তুরস্ক লাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Turquie rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Turki merah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Türkei rot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トルコ赤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터키 빨간색
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abang Turki
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துருக்கி சிவப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुर्की लाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Türkiye kırmızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Turchia rosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Turcja czerwony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Туреччина червоний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Turcia roșu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Τουρκία κόκκινο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Turkye rooi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Turkiet red
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tyrkia rød
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Turkey red

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TURKEY RED»

The term «Turkey red» is regularly used and occupies the 58.843 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TURKEY RED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Turkey red

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TURKEY RED»

Discover the use of Turkey red in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Turkey red and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clues in the Calico: A Guide to Identifying and Dating ...
Turkey red remained popular after synthetic dyes became the norm towards the end of the century. Authentic Turkey red cottons still required an old-fashioned, multi-stage dyeing process (somewhat simplified by this time) and so were often  ...
Barbara Brackman, 2009
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Herbal Soaps & Detergents Hand Book
The textile industry has long been using it in the form of Turkey Red Oil. Manufacture of Turkey Red Oil has been simple both from the point of equipment and technique which have remained almost the same over a very long time and there did ...
H. Panda
3
Making History - Quilts & Fabric From 1890-1970: 9 ...
The 1883 Montgomery Ward catalog listed several prints for 4¢ and 7¢ per yard with “Imported plain Turkey red Prints at 24¢” (a plain print is a solid piece of red dyed in the piece as opposed to a plain fabric woven from dyed yarns). By 1885 ...
Barbara Brackman, 2010
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Collecting Sports Legends: The Ultimate Hobby Guide
6. 1911 T3 TURKEY RED TY COBB COPELAND COLLECTION iii mi i ii iinii! in mi ... It took 1 0 Turkey Red Cigarette coupons or 25 Old Mill or Fez Cigarette coupons to claim one card. The set included many great ballplayers from the era such ...
Joe Orlando, 2008
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A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
But the acme of madder usage was Turkey red dyeing. Developed in India and transmitted through Turkey and eventually to France, Turkey red dyeing was a complex system of fixing a particularly brilliant red on cotton yarns and fabrics.
Rita Buchanan, 2012
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Elephant's Breath & London Smoke
For turkey-blue, which is the deepest, a very strong bath of archil is first given, U Elements of the Art of DyeingU, 1841 Turkey red – {a color and a fabric type} Turkey red, 1824 – Two species of madder red on cotton are distinguished; the one ...
Deb Salisbury, 2009
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REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: TWELVE VOLUMES
Do you consider the foreign pattern, whicli has been sent down to Mr. Thomson to be inspected, and which you exhibited to the Committee, to be a fast Turkey- red? — Decidedly so. 4857. Do you consider that any process in the production of ...
COPYRIGHT OF DESIGNS., 1840
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Madder Red: A History of Luxury and Trade
Discharge Dyeing in Mulhouse The complexities of dyeing Turkey red meant that it was never possible to apply as part of a cotton printing process, so it was not long beforea suitable method was developed. By 1810 KoechlinSchouch of ...
Robert Chenciner, 2003
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Materials and Expertise in Early Modern Europe: Between ...
workshops and manufactures, and academic chemists were often unable to provide consistent explanations for the unexpected contingencies of the processes, which might affect color solidity, shade, or brightness. The making of Turkey Red ...
Ursula Klein, E. C. Spary, 2010
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The Art and Craft of Natural Dyeing: Traditional Recipes for ...
Such conditions also existed in the Levant. Imported Greek dyers did not produce good Turkey red in France until the discovery of the necessity of calcium salts in the dyebath (calcium forms a part of the color lake). Blood was not essential, but ...
J. N. Liles, 1990

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