wine-blue

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wine-blue

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adjective more wine-blue · most wine-blue · wineblue · wine blue

Of a colour ranging between indigo and purple, like that of dark wine. Near-synonyms: wine-dark, winelike
Similar: wine-dark, winelike
Of a specific color among several that represent red wine.
Similar: wine-dark, winelike

noun wine-blues · wineblue · wine blue

countable, uncountable Any of a range of colours between indigo and purple, like those of some red wines. Mulder and Maumené have given it the name of œnocyan or wine-blue, as its color, when neutral, is blue; the red color of genuine wines is due to the presence of tartaric and acetic acid acting upon the wine-blue.
countable, uncountable A specific color among several that represent red wine.

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@misc{wine_blue_2026,
  title = {wine-blue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wine-blue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}