Indian red

== English == === Alternative forms === Indian-red, India red === Etymology === 1672 pigment, c. 1810–27 colour and adjective. Indian + red, the pigment originally being an earth obtained from the East Indies. === Noun === Indian red (countable and uncountable, plural Indian reds) 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. The colour of Indian red pigment: a variety of dark, purplish reds. ==== Derived terms ==== native Indian red ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Indian red Having the colour of Indian red pigment. === Quotations === For quotations using this term, see Citations:Indian red. === See also === === References === 2007, Nancy Cox and Karin Dannehl, Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities, 1550-1820, University of Wolverhampton.[1] === Anagrams === Red Indian