reddish

CEFRB1

/ˈɹɛdɪʃ/

adjective

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adjective
Slightly red in color.
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adjective
Extra detail
A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8993).

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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An unincorporated community in Richwood Township, Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
Somewhat red.

In context

Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity!
Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained.

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Although the track is ballasted, it does not prevent clouds of reddish dust from the laterite soil blowing about when the train is in motion; after a journey with the windows open a bath is a necessity!
1948 September and October, W. S. Darby, “The Gold Coast Railway—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 287
"Chocolate and cream," the standard colours of G.W.R. rolling stock for 21 years, are now being replaced by an all-over utility coating of reddish-brown. This is the third time that a uniform brown has been adopted as the standard livery of G.W.R. carriages.
1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106
Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby

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From Middle English redisch; equivalent to red + -ish.