Definition of "ox-blood" [ox-blood]

• See sang-de-bœuf. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "And sometimes, if Morandi is feeling frisky, he will opt, to stunning effect, for a brilliant ox-blood red."
• "I think the natural red in the wood, combined with the black, played better with the warm tones of my ox-blood red enamel work."
• "Quincy Jones, who's been a mentor to me, a deadly serious man, but he kept whispering to me to check out the Holy Father's shoes: ox-blood loafers, as it happens."