chrome red

American  

noun

1. a bright-red pigment consisting of the basic chromate of lead.

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chrome red British  

noun

1. any red pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of lead chromate and lead oxide; basic lead chromate

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Etymology

Origin of chrome red

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

I have a dream of owning a raven-black Thunderbird, like a 1957 with chrome, red interior, and it’s a convertible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

I have a dream of owning a raven black Thunderbird, like a 1957 with chrome, red interior, and it’s a convertible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The mineral consisted of lead oxide and lead chromate, and the colour it produced became known to artists as "chrome red".

From BBC • May 22, 2015

Venice turpentine, 12 drachms; chrome red, 12 drachms.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle

Red.—Alizarin, anthrapurpurin, flavopurpurin, purpurin, alizarin Bordeaux, alizarin garnet R, alizarin maroon, alizarin S, cloth red, diamine fast red, anthracene red, chrome red, chrome Bordeaux, salicine red, erio chrome red, emin red, milling red.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various