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Spanish red

Spanish red noun: an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer.

Noun

Spanish red (countable and uncountable, plural Spanish reds)

  1. An ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer.
    • a deep red fecula subsides, called safflower, and, from the countries whence it is commonly brought to us, Spanish red and China lake1808, William Nicholson, “CARTHAMUS”, in A Dictionary of Practical and Theoretical Chemistry
  2. Any red wine of Spanish origin.

Forms of Spanish red

pluralSpanish reds

Questions about Spanish red

What does Spanish red mean?
Spanish red means an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer.
What part of speech is Spanish red?
Spanish red is a noun.
What is the plural of Spanish red?
The plural of Spanish red is Spanish reds.

Words near Spanish red in the dictionary

  1. Spanish potato
  2. Spanish potatoes
  3. Spanish practices
  4. Spanish prisoner
  5. Spanish prisoners
  6. Spanish red
  7. Spanish reds
  8. Spanish reef
  9. Spanish reefs
  10. Spanish rice
  11. Spanish Road

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