Emily Dickinson Lexicon

red (-der, -dest), adj. [see red, n.] (webplay: berries, bird, blood, blossoms, cheeks, come, crimson, down, glow, hues, Red Sea, robin, summer, tree, vermilion, walk, whites).

1. Rosy; ruddy; vermillion; crimson; scarlet; blood-colored; bloody or bleeding.
2. Fiery; blazing; flame-colored; glowing with a crimson hue [caused by the rising or setting sun.]
3. Brightly-colored; vivid; brilliant [referring to flowers, fruit, leaves, or feathers]; [fig.] autumnal [referring to leaves turning colors in the fall season.]
4. Purple; lavender; violet; bluish-red.
5. Blushing; flushed; [fig.] embarrassed; sheepish; ashamed.
6. [Fig.] majestic; glorious; magnificent; splendid; extraordinary.
7. [Fig.] defiant; bold; motivated to action; excited to greater effort.
8. Phrase. “Red Sea”: (see entry below).