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Definition of "red-coated" [red-coated]

  • Used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "red-coated" in a sentence
  • "Knee-deep in the water, with drooping head and half-shut eyes, drowsed a red-coated, many-antlered buck."
  • "The red-coated, many-antlered buck acknowledged the lordship of the spirit of the place and dozed knee-deep in the cool, shaded pool."
  • "A sound of scrambling accompanied the song, and the spirit of the place fled away onthe heels of the red-coated buck."
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