Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Red-letter

Red-letter (-l?t`t?r) , adjective

Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
Collocations (1)
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.