INDIAN YELLOW


Meaning of INDIAN YELLOW in English

1. Also called purree, snowshoe . an orange-yellow color.

2. Painting.

a. Also called purree . a yellow pigment formerly derived from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves.

b. a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its yellow color and permanence.

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .