coquelicotn.
/ˈkəʊklɪˌkəʊ/ The colour of the common Red Poppy, a brilliant red with an admixture of orange. Also attributive or as adj.
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cockea1382
coccyn1382
coctin1382
vermiliona1400
scarlet-redc1405
sinoper1412
scarletc1440
sinople?c1450
vermeletc1530
lusty gallant1587
vermeil1590
vermeil red1590
minium1601
cinnabar?1614
cochineal1632
poppy red1679
poppy colour1705
cherry-colour1720
ponceau1782
Turkey red1789
pinkc1791
coquelicot1795
poppy1796
cherry-red1802
vermilion-red1815
cardinal scarlet1828
geranium1842
dahlia1846
cardinal red1850
cerise1858
cardinal1874
scarlet-crimson1882
vermilion-scarlet1882
pillar box1894
Turkish red1900
signal red1909
fuchsia1923
1795 Hull Advertiser 26 Dec. 3/1 Lady Melbourne has introduced the fashion of brown stockings with coquelicot clocks.
1798 J. Austen Let. 18 Dec. (1995) 26 Coquelicot is to be all the fashion this winter.
1837 T. Hook Jack Brag I. vi. 196 Directly did there flit before his eyes coquelicot bonnets, striped parasols, buff boots.
1884 Cassell's Family Mag. May 371/1 The fashionable Coquelicot, or poppy shade.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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