colcothar
noun
col·co·thar
ˈkäl-kə-ˌthär
plural -s
1
: a reddish brown iron oxide left as a residue when ferrous sulfate is highly heated and used formerly in polishing glass and as a pigment
2
: a moderate reddish brown that is yellower and deeper than roan, yellower, stronger, and slightly darker than mahogany, and yellower, less strong, and slightly darker than oxblood
called also angel red, Coromandel, English red, Mars red, Prussian red, Tuscany
Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Middle French or Old Spanish; Middle French colcotar, from Old Spanish cólcotar (now colcótar), from Arabic dialect qulquṭār, probably modification of Greek chalkanthos
- not that it matters
- not that one knows of
- not the end of the world
- not the faintest interest
- not the least
- not the least bit
- not the only fish in the sea
- not the slightest bit
- not the smallest bit
- not the tiniest bit
- not the type
- not think anything of
- not think much of
- not to be missed
- not to be sniffed at
- not to mention
- not to put too fine a point on it
- not to say
- not to worry
- not too shabby
- not too thrilled
- not touch (someone or something) with a bargepole
- not touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
- not touch a drop
- not touch someone or something with a bargepole