Dutch pink

English

Etymology

The pigment sense derives from the pink pigment used historically by painters, and not from the flower that gave its name to the color.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Dutch pink (countable and uncountable, plural Dutch pinks)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A yellow lake pigment.
  2. (uncountable, slang) Blood.
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