oxblood

noun

ox·​blood ˈäks-ˌbləd How to pronounce oxblood (audio)
: a moderate reddish brown

Examples of oxblood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From Sharon Stone’s timeless red lips and Liza Minelli’s fluttery lashes to Cindy Crawford’s beachy waves and Drew Barrymore’s ’90s oxblood lip–here, Vogue charts 19 of the best vintage Oscars beauty looks worth reminiscing on. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2024 And if there was any doubt that the color would catch on, Kendall Jenner was immediately photographed carrying the dark oxblood accessories outside the show. Irene Kim, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2023 In addition to multiple natural and neutral colors, there are a few bolder upholstery options like oxblood, navy, and green. Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023 For the occasion, the Grammy winner wore a preppy, oversized black polo shirt from Stella McCartney paired with a $2,525 leather micro TOD’s bag (last seen on her girl's night with Selena Gomez and Zoë Kravitz), and oxblood leather knee-high boots. Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023 Essie in Lights Down, Music Up View On Target View On Ulta Forget taupe and oxblood—this brown nail color with reddish undertones makes autumn feel way cooler. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2023 Under her arm, Rihanna carried an oversized leather satchel in oxblood red—the official color of fall 2023. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2023 Gucci Rosso is a deep and rich shade of oxblood, just a few shades darker than the middle stripe in Gucci’s signature tri-stripe motif and not unlike a very ladylike burgundy rouge. José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2023 The physicist, reclining in an oxblood Eames lounge chair, offered that the hippies had saved physics, to murmurs of assent. Joseph Bernstein, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1705, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oxblood was in 1705

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“Oxblood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oxblood. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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oxblood

noun
ox·​blood ˈäks-ˌbləd How to pronounce oxblood (audio)
: a medium reddish brown

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