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POMPEIAN
Pom
*
pe
"
ian,
a. [L.
Pompeianus.]
Defn:
Of,
pertaining
to,
or
characteristic
of,
Pompeii,
an
ancient
city
of
Italy,
buried
by
an
eruption
of
Vesuvius
in
79 a. d.,
and
partly
uncovered
by
modern
excavations.
POMPEIAN RED
POMPEIAN
RED
Pompeian
red.
(
Art
)
Defn: A
brownish
red
approaching
maroon,
supposed
to
be
imitated
from
the
color
of
the
wall
panels
of
houses
in
Pompeii,
which
were
decorated
during
the
last
age
of
the
Republic.
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