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Noun: Indian red  in-dee-un red
  1. A reddish-brown colour resembling the red soil used as body paint by American Indians
     
  2. A red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
     
  3. A red pigment composed in part from ferric oxide which is often used in paints and cosmetics

Type of: burnt sienna, dirt, mahogany, pigment, reddish brown, sepia, soil, Venetian red

Encyclopedia: Indian red