red figure

English

Noun

red figure (plural red figures)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Figural depiction in red color on a black background.
    Coordinate term: black figure
    red-figure pottery
    red-figure vase painting
    red-figure vase

Usage notes
  • Chiefly used attributively.

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