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

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Pompeian red

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

This room, of a fine new Pompeian red, was lighted.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell

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