Scientific definition: a natural red-yellow pigment responsible for red hair.
Outlander definition: color urging one to grasp and drag owners of long red curls!
Learn more about pheomelanin in Anatomy Lesson #6, Jamie’s Mane or Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ!
And a description of Jamie’s hair from Outlander book:
…a mass of auburn, copper, cinnamon and gold all gleaming together…
Watch Claire make a mess of Jamie’s hair and watch Claire watch Jamie’s hair after discovering Laoghaire’s ill wish in Starz, episode 109, The Reckoning!
A deeply grateful,
Outlander Anatomist