adrianople red

noun

adri·​a·​no·​ple red

¦ā-drē-ə-¦nō-pəl-

often capitalized A

: turkey red

Word History

Etymology

from Adrianople (now Edirne), Turkey

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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