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Dutch pink

Dutch pink noun: a yellow lake pigment.

Noun

Dutch pink (countable and uncountable, plural Dutch pinks)

  1. A yellow lake pigment.
  2. (slang, uncountable) Blood.

Forms of Dutch pink

pluralDutch pinks

Origin of Dutch pink

The pigment sense derives from the pink pigment used historically by painters, and not from the flower that gave its name to the color.

Questions about Dutch pink

What does Dutch pink mean?
Dutch pink means a yellow lake pigment.
What part of speech is Dutch pink?
Dutch pink is a noun.
What is the plural of Dutch pink?
The plural of Dutch pink is Dutch pinks.

Words near Dutch pink in the dictionary

  1. Dutch nightingales
  2. Dutch oven
  3. Dutch ovened
  4. Dutch ovening
  5. Dutch ovens
  6. Dutch pink
  7. Dutch pinks
  8. Dutch process
  9. Dutch rabbit
  10. Dutch rabbits
  11. Dutch reach

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