Brewer's: Red

The colour of magic.

“Red is the colour of magic in every country, and has been so from the very earliest times. The caps of fairies and musicians are well-nigh always red.” —Yeates: Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, p. 61.

Red

applied to gold. Hence a gold watch is a “red kettle.”

Thou shewst an honest nature; weepst for thy master; There's a red rogue to buy the handkerchief.

Beaumont and Fletcher: Mad Lover, v. 4.

Related Content Allusions Foreign Words and Phrases Latin and Greek Word Elements Names: Their Origins and Meanings Old Testament Names Mythology Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology The Bible (King James version) The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell) Shakespeare's Plays Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb) Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language