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.

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of Venetian red

First recorded in 1745–55

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

Venetian red mixed with raw linseed-oil also forms a good stain.

From French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction by Richard Bitmead

Venetian red hair, aquiline nose, a long throat.

From Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---