(a) The color red, a shade of red, redness; purpel ~, [see purpel adj. (c)]; (b)her. the tincture gules; (c) red pigment or dye; also, red ink; tuli ~, vermilion or cinnabar used as a cosmetic; (d) ruddiness, rosiness, or redness of complexion, skin, or lips, either occurring naturally or arising from emotional or physical causes; also, complexion [quot.: a1477]; also, redness of hair; þe ~, a person with reddish skin [1st quot.]; also, a person with reddish skin or hair [quot.: Brut-1333]; (e) redness occurring naturally in the eye or iris; (f) red cloth or material, red garments; ?a piece of a type of red woolen cloth [quot.: 1445]; red binding [quot.: c1387-95]; embroidered work in red thread [quot.: 1442]; (g) red armor or trappings; (h) blood; (i) red wine; (j) gold; (k) alch. a red-colored form of the philosophers' stone; parfit ~.