Venetian red

American  

noun

1. a red pigment, originally prepared from a natural oxide of iron, now usually made by calcining a mixture of lime and ferrous sulfate.

2. a dark shade of orangish red.

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Venetian red British  

noun

1. natural or synthetic ferric oxide used as a red pigment

2. 1. a moderate to strong reddish-brown colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a Venetian-red coat

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Etymology

Origin of Venetian red

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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Venetian red

But the painter has drenched the rest of the space — walls, floor and furniture — in Venetian red.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022

The painting was unusual for its time — representing identifiable objects awash in a flat monochrome surface of Venetian red, combining the figurative with the abstract and dismantling the illusion of depth.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2021

“FROM CHILDHOOD, I was drawn to old houses,” says Lumley, sitting at the top of his house, in a room painted Venetian red.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2018

Vermilion, red lead, carmine, Indian red, Venetian red, and the lakes are all suitable for printing inks.

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

The different colors, and the inks which may be made from them, are as follows: For Red.—Orange lead, vermilion, burnt sienna, Venetian red, Indian red, lake vermilion, orange mineral, rose pink and red lead.

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