Indian lake

noun

1

: a red lake prepared from lac dye and formerly used by painters

2

often capitalized I : a dark to deep purplish red that is bluer and slightly lighter than magenta (see magenta sense 2c)

Word History

Etymology

probably from Indian entry 2 1

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