Indian red
1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. Noun
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1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. Noun
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.
- Having the colour of Indian red pigment.
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