Usually means: Vibrant red dye from madder.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word Turkey red:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. Turkey red, Turkey red: Merriam-Webster
  2. Turkey red: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Turkey red: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Turkey-red, Turkey-red, Turkey red: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Turkey red: Vocabulary.com
  6. Turkey-red, Turkey red, turkey-red: Wordnik
  7. Turkey red: Wiktionary
  8. Turkey red: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. turkey red: Dictionary.com
  10. Turkey red: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. Turkey red: Rhymezone
  12. turkey red: FreeDictionary.org
  13. turkey red: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. Turkey red: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See turkey_reds as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Turkey red)

noun:  (historical) A durable red dye originally obtained from madder and later prepared chemically.
noun:  A vibrant shade of red similar to the dye.
adjective:  Dyed with Turkey red.
adjective:  Coloured Turkey red or (inexact) a similarly vibrant red.

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