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INDIAN RED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("Indian red" is a kind of...):
burnt sienna; mahogany; reddish brown; sepia; Venetian red (a shade of brown with a tinge of red)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Indian red" is a kind of...):
dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("Indian red" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))