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Indian_red

Indian red

English

Alternative forms

  • Indian-red
  • India red

Noun

Indian red (plural Indian reds)

  1. Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods.
  2. The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds.

Derived terms

  • native Indian red

Adjective

Indian red

  1. Having the colour of Indian red pigment.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Indian red.

See also

References

2007, Nancy Cox and Karin Dannehl, Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820, University of Wolverhampton.

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