"Indian red" meaning in English

See Indian red in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: 1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} Indian red
  1. Having the colour of Indian red pigment. Categories (topical): Reds
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Indian-red, India red

Noun

Forms: Indian reds [plural]
Etymology: 1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. Head templates: {{en-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 like calcinating green copperas. Translations (Translations): rouge indien (French), Indischrot (German), rosso indiano (Italian), vermelho indiano (Portuguese), rojo de la India (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Indian_red-en-noun-LMaUQHv2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 73 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 83 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 81 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 76 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 69 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 65 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 72 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 64 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 77 16 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 79 21
  2. The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds. Derived forms: native Indian red
    Sense id: en-Indian_red-en-noun-C8oaNq~T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Indian-red, India red

Inflected forms

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