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1. (n.) carmine
a crimson or purplish red color.
2. carmine
a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.
Etymology: (1705–15; < F carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) cardinal, carmine
a variable color averaging a vivid red
2. (verb) red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
3. (verb) carmine
color carmine
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) carmine
a rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple
2. (noun) carmine
a beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting
3. (noun) carmine
the essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. carmine
Coloring matter from the insect Coccus cacti L. It is used in foods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, etc., as a dye, and also has use as a microscopic stain and biological marker.
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