indian red

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Definition of indian red in English English dictionary: a reddish brown resembling the red soil used as body paint by American indians a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics; Having the colour of Indian red pigment; The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds; Any of a variety of red or purple pigments containing ferric oxide, found in natural earth or made by chemical methods; An iron oxide used as a paint and cosmetic pigment

indian red

Hyphenation

In·di·an Red

îndiın red

/ˈəndēən ˈred/ /ˈɪndiːən ˈrɛd/

() 1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies.

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