Indian yellow

noun

1. Also called purree, snowshoe. an orange-yellow color.
2. Painting.
   1. Also called purree. a yellow pigment formerly derived from the urine of cows fed on mango leaves.
   2. a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its yellow color and permanence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Indian yellow¹

First recorded in 1865–70