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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Red-letter

/(-l?t`t?r)/ · Red·-let·ter · IPA
01 a. Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
Phrases & compounds
Red-letter day — a day that is fortunate or auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.