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Meaning of blood-red fancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A red neckerchief worn at prizefights to show support for a contender.

obsolete, slang

Examples

“Roll of snow⟳, six snooze cases, three narps, and a blood-red fancy.”
“But the witness persisted, and pulled out handkerchief after handkerchief, offering Birds'-eye Wipes and Blood-red Fancies with all the fervour of the good salesman loth to miss⟳ an opportunity; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

blood-red slave-maker blood-stained cockatoo blood-sucker blood-tax blood-vessel blood-wit

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