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Indian yellow

American  

noun

  1. Also called purree, snowshoe.  an orange-yellow color.

  2. Painting.

    1. Also called purree.  a yellow pigment formerly derived from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves.

    2. a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its yellow color and permanence.

Etymology

Origin of Indian yellow

First recorded in 1865–70

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