Meaning of CARMINE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kârmin
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- [n] a variable color averaging a vivid red
- [adj] having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
- [v] color carmine
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| | Synonyms: | | blood-red, cardinal, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, chromatic, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, ruddy, scarlet |
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| | See Also: | | red, redden, redness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car"mine\, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It.
carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See
{Crimson}.]
1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared
from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
3. (Chem.) 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}.
{Carmine red} (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from
carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to
the phthale["i]ns.
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| | Related Terms: | | bricky, cardinal, carnation, carnelian, cerise, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, glowing, gules, hot, incarmined, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky, lateritious, lobster-red, lurid, maroon, port-wine, puce, red, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, red-dyed, red-looking, rubicund, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, Titian, Titian-red, vermilion, vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red |
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