Spanish red

English

Noun

Spanish red (countable and uncountable, plural Spanish reds)

1. An ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer.
   • 1808, William Nicholson, “CARTHAMUS”, in A Dictionary of Practical and Theoretical Chemistry:

     a deep red fecula subsides, called safflower, and, from the countries whence it is commonly brought to us, Spanish red and China lake

2. Any red wine of Spanish origin.