1. (Med.)
Defn: An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. Good.
2. A name of rust on grain. See Rust.
RED-HAND; RED-HANDED
Red"-hand` (rd"hnd`), Red"-hand`ed (-hnd`d), a. or adv.
Defn: Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; — said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed.
REDHEAD
Red"head` (-hd`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard. (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.