Red sea
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A great quantity of blood.
"And all this while the red sea of her blood Ebd with Leander."
- 2 (A quantity of) blood discharged through the vagina during menstruation. slang, vulgar
"Woman's menstrual blood, as symbolized in the "red carpet" or "red-sea of life," paved the way for the processions of queens, kings, brides and heroes."
- 3 A great quantity of reddish liquid, such as wine. broadly
"Oyl-steep'd Anchovie, landed from his brine, Came freely swimming in red seas of wine."
Proper Noun
- 1 A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Red Sea. alt-of
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:red sea."
- 3 A governorate in eastern Egypt
- 4 The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections. US
Example
More examples"And all this while the red sea of her blood Ebd with Leander."
Etymology
From Middle English Red See, Reede See, Rede See, reade sea, from Old English Rēad Sǣ, a calque of Latin Mare Rubrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα (Eruthrā̀ thálassa); equivalent to red + sea.