1 tuscan red | Definition of tuscan red

tuscan red

noun, often capitalized T

Definition of tuscan red

1 : a moderate reddish brown that is yellower and deeper than roan, redder, slightly darker, and much stronger than mahogany, and redder, stronger, and slightly darker than oxblood

— called also madder Indian red, mascara

2 : a purplish red pigment that is an iron red made by treating ferric oxide with a lake (as an alizarin lake)