chrome red

American  

noun

1. a bright-red pigment consisting of the basic chromate of lead.

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chrome red British  

noun

1. any red pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of lead chromate and lead oxide; basic lead chromate

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Etymology

Origin of chrome red

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

I have a dream of owning a raven-black Thunderbird, like a 1957 with chrome, red interior, and it’s a convertible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

I have a dream of owning a raven black Thunderbird, like a 1957 with chrome, red interior, and it’s a convertible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The mineral consisted of lead oxide and lead chromate, and the colour it produced became known to artists as "chrome red".

From BBC • May 22, 2015

Red.—Alizarin, anthrapurpurin, flavopurpurin, purpurin, alizarin Bordeaux, alizarin garnet R, alizarin maroon, alizarin S, cloth red, diamine fast red, anthracene red, chrome red, chrome Bordeaux, salicine red, erio chrome red, emin red, milling red.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

The coloring substance is yellow ochre, mineral yellow, chrome, red chalk, vermilion, indigo—indeed, any of the usual dry colors, according to the tint required.

From Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. by Carvalho, David Nunes