Indian red
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Etymology[edit]
1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies.
Noun[edit]
Indian red (plural Indian reds)
- Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods.
- The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds.
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Adjective[edit]
Indian red
- Having the colour of Indian red pigment.
Quotations[edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
See also[edit]
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
References[edit]
2007, Nancy Cox and Karin Dannehl, Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820, University of Wolverhampton.[1]
