SINCE 1828
Definition of tuscan red
1
: a moderate reddish brown that is yellower and deeper than roan, redder, slightly darker, and much stronger than mahogany, and redder, stronger, and slightly darker than oxblood
— called also madder Indian red, mascara
2
: a purplish red pigment that is an iron red made by treating ferric oxide with a lake (as an alizarin lake)
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