Indian yellow
Americannoun
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Also called purree, snowshoe. an orange-yellow color.
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Painting.
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Also called purree. a yellow pigment formerly derived from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves.
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a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its yellow color and permanence.
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Etymology
Origin of Indian yellow
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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The walls of her living room are painted a warm, deep Indian yellow.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 19, 2015
Indian yellow was said to be made like this, though some accounts say it was camel or elephant urine, or that they were fed turmeric.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013
"Is this Indian yellow?" he asks, pointing to the pigment on her jacket.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013
In the 19th century, analysis suggested samples of Indian yellow were ordinary vegetable dye.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2013
Indian yellow G. Peacock Green.—Use in the dye-bath 3 lb.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin
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