Indian red Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
  2. noun a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
  3. noun a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians

WordNet

Definitions
  1. . See under Indian, and Almagra.
Definitions
  1. . (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red. (b) See Almagra.

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