Indian red

English + (color) Alternative forms en Indian-red India red Etymology 1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. en Indian + en red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. Noun ~ 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. 98 Bradly paid no attention to either intrusion on his meditations, which at that moment were deeply concerned with adding Payne's grey to a combination of cobalt and Indian red for keying down his palette in the treatment of light reflected on water. The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds. Derived terms en native Indian red Translations French: fr rouge indien German: de Indischrot Hindi: hi गैरिक m Italian: it rosso indiano Portuguese: pt vermelho indiano Sanskrit: sa गैरिक n गैरिकम् Spanish: es rojo de la India Adjective en adjective Having the colour of Indian red pigment. Quotations en See also References 2007, Nancy Cox and Karin Dannehl, Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820, University of Wolverhampton. Anagrams en addeiinnr Red Indian en Reds