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Meanings of red-letter in English

Red-letter.

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Usage of red-letter in English
1
The Fourth of July was a red-letter day in the flying-saucer mystery.
The Flying Saucers are Real
2
It hasn't exactly been a red-letter day for the EFF on Wednesday.
The South African
3
May your residence among us be marked as a red-letter day, sir.'
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
4
And today is one of the red-letter days in that scheme.
Raising Stony Mayhall
5
It was a red-letter day in the affairs of Wells Brothers.
Wells Brothers: The Young Cattle Kings
6
The weeks that followed were red-letter ones in the life of Jim Clanton.
A Man Four-Square
7
The advent of Sarah Bush was certainly a red-letter day for the Lincolns.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
8
It was a red-letter day in his life, and he greatly appreciated it.
Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm...
9
This may be termed the red-letter year of the Canadian post-office.
The Stamps of Canada
10
Bright's visits to Birmingham were red-letter days in the history of the town.
A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham / Papers Reprinted from t...
11
This day ought to be marked in our diary as a red-letter day.
The Pretentious Young Ladies
12
I quite thought this would be one of our red-letter days.
The Odds / And Other Stories
13
Pup's birthday makes the seventh red-letter day of that kind on the calendar.
The Hills of Hingham
14
I only meant that this was a red-letter night for us.
Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School
15
The days on which these visits fell were red-letter days to James Dutton.
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
16
We are going to have one of those red-letter storms, Mary.
The Motor Maids in Fair Japan
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