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.

• "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."