Pompeian red

American  

Or pompeian red

noun

1. a dull, grayish red.

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Etymology

Origin of Pompeian red

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Black and white mosaics decorate the barracks floors, and frescoes in Pompeian red can be seen on some of the remaining walls.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2016

Now Soane’s bedroom, bathroom, oratory, book passage and morning room have been gloriously reinstated, right down to the Pompeian red wallpaper.

From New York Times • May 19, 2015

Ceiling-high, Pompeian red bookcases line three walls; the fourth is decked with framed pictures of Lippmann friends, living and dead: Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Woodrow Wilson, Winston Churchill, Georges Clemenceau.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Procope was refurbished with a vengeance in 1988 -- Pompeian red walls, l8th century oval portraits, crystal chandeliers, flintlock pistols and, for the waiters, quasi-revolutionary uniforms.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were so many that they hid the green leaves, and against the walls of purple, blue, and Pompeian red, made wonderful splashes of a gorgeous gold.

From With the French in France and Salonika by Davis, Richard Harding