Definitions for venetian red
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Vene′tian red′(n.)
a red pigment, orig. prepared from a natural oxide of iron, now usu. made by calcining a mixture of lime and ferrous sulfate.
Category: Chemistry, Fine Arts
a dark shade of orangy red.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of Venetian red:
1745–55
Princeton's WordNet
reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany(noun)
a shade of brown with a tinge of red
Wiktionary
venetian red(Adjective)
Of a brownish red colour.
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