About The Word Carmine
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Carmine
Carmine Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Carmine?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Carmine: blood-red | cardinal | cerise | cherry | cherry-red | chromatic | crimson | red | reddish | ruby | ruby-red | ruddy | scarlet Related Terms | Find terms related to Carmine: 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 See Also | red | redden | redness Carmine In Webster's Dictionary \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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