adj
Meaning 1
Having the colour of Indian red pigment.
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Phrase guide
Indian red
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods like calcinating green copperas.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods like calcinating green copperas.
Specifically, iron saffron.
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noun
Meaning 4
The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds.
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noun
Meaning 5
a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
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Broader terms: reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany
noun
Meaning 6
a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
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Broader terms: soil, dirt
noun
Meaning 7
a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
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Broader terms: pigment
History
Etymology
1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: rouge indien — Translations
- German: Indischrot — Translations
- Italian: rosso indiano — Translations
- Portuguese: vermelho indiano — Translations
- Spanish: rojo de la India — Translations