Red vs. Burgundy

Difference Between Red and Burgundy

Redadjective

Having red as its color.

The girl wore a red skirt.

Burgundynoun

alternative case form of Burgundy|nodot=nodot(red wine).

Redadjective

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

Her hair had red highlights.

Burgundynoun

A deep red colour, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.

Redadjective

Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare of the spades or clubs suits

I got two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.

Burgundyadjective

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

Redadjective

Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:

Burgundynoun

a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines

Redadjective

the U.S. Republican party

a red statea red Congress

Burgundynoun

red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

Redadjective

Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

the red-black grand coalition in Germany

Burgundynoun

a dark purplish red to blackish red

Redadjective

Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations

Redadjective

(astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

Redadjective

(particle physics) Having a color charge of red.

Rednoun

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

Rednoun

(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; usually capitalized a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.