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Indian Red

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Noun

1. indian red

a red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics

2. indian red

a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment

3. indian red

a reddish-brown color resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians

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Indian Red

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noun
1. 
a red pigment containing ferric oxide, used in paints and cosmetics and produced by oxidizing iron salts
2. 
a type of red soil containing ferric oxide, found in S Asia and used as a pigment and metal polish

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Indian Red

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1. 
a yellowish-red ocher, orig. from an island in the Persian Gulf, used in early times as a pigment
2.  US
an impure native iron oxide used by North American Indians as a reddish war paint, and by early American painters

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Indian Red

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n.
An iron oxide used as a paint and cosmetic pigment.

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