CARMINE

red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet

(adjective) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

cardinal, carmine

(noun) a variable color averaging a vivid red

carmine

(verb) color carmine

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

carmine (countable and uncountable, plural carmines)

A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Synonyms

• (pigment): crimson, cochineal, C.I. 75470, E120

Adjective

carmine

Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

Anagrams

• Crimean, Mercian, ceriman, minecar

Etymology

Proper noun

Carmine (plural Carmines)

A male given name

A surname.

Anagrams

• Crimean, Mercian, ceriman, minecar

Source: Wiktionary

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Car"mine, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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 phthaleïns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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