Portuguese
alizarina 1
If you want that quality of goods in red, you ought to get Turkey red.
2
I wish I had thought of Turkey red before.
3
This room was done in Turkey red, and beside the usual furniture contained a portable bar.
4
The lady looked at me rather strangely, but measured off five yards of Turkey red calico.
5
I mean, Turkey red is what they use!
1
The discovery of alizarine red was soon followed by those of alizarine orange, galleine, coeruleine, and, in 1878, of alizarine blue.