E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Red.
The colour of magic.
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“Red is the colour of magic in every country, and has been so from the very earliest times. The caps of fairies and musicians are well-nigh always red.”—Yeates: Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, p. 61.
