St. Barths, a coral-red shade, offers a subtle splash of color that flatters a wide variety of complexions. $22 at www. jouercosmetics.com. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Her mouth was the ring of Solomon, her lips coral-red, and her teeth like a line of strung pearls or of camomile petals. ❋ Unknown (2010)
“In his room, I suppose,” she said and held up a coral-red flower with a spicy scent. ❋ Barbara Wright (2007)
So a beautiful 1860s bentwood table base manufactured by Thonet Frères (of bistro chair fame) is grouped with a 1927-30 Mies van der Rohe steel-and-leather chair and a supersize 2003 coral-red laquered-wire armchair by Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana. ❋ Unknown (2007)
For example, in my case, a beautiful coral-red enhances my overall natural glow, emphasizing good health and vibrance; whereas a sharp tomato-red can overwhelm me, and any blue-red from fire-engine to rose-red to burgundy tends to emphasize all the tiny little capillaries that rosacea has brought to the surface of my translucent skin, which isn't really the look I want to walk around with. ❋ Unknown (2006)
Dragon-flies hover over the moist spots, transparent wings carrying coral-red bodies, and two sand-wasps pilot my steps, following the narrow ribbon of bare ground as a fish the course of a shallow stream, buzzing ominously as if in warning of some possible mischance. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Water-dripping moss padded the lintels of grottos, before which dangled translucent ferns of delicate form, yet so rich and intense with life that crozier-tipped fronds took the hue of flowers — coral-red, golden-bronze, and yellow; while golden dust clung to hairy undersides like pollen to the thighs of hive-returning bees. ❋ Unknown (2003)
It has a large ovate abdomen of olive-green bespangled with golden dust; black thorax, with coral-red mandibles; and long, slender legs, glossy black, and tricked out at the joints with golden touches. ❋ Unknown (2003)
West Africa coral-red, to reddish brown, darkening whitish to cream-coloured ❋ Dieter Zemmrich (1993)
“No, I suppose not,” Rachel acknowledged and sipped thoughtfully through the straw, coral-red lipstick leaving its imprint on the clear plastic. ❋ Janet Dailey (1985)
Lanna followed his gaze to the man leaning against the side of the building, his coral-red shirt standing out boldly. ❋ Janet Dailey (1981)
The canopy of the ink-cup is colored with green and blue and ruby and coral-red enamels laid on pure gold. ❋ Various (N/A)
The berries are bright coral-red, and about the size of a date stone. ❋ W. Watson (N/A)
