INCARNADINE

incarnadine

(verb) make flesh-colored

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

incarnadine (comparative more incarnadine, superlative most incarnadine)

Of the blood-red colour of raw flesh.

Of a general red colour.

Noun

incarnadine (plural incarnadines)

The blood-red colour of raw flesh.

Red in general

Verb

incarnadine (third-person singular simple present incarnadines, present participle incarnadining, simple past and past participle incarnadined)

(transitive) To make red or crimson.

Source: Wiktionary


In*car"na*dine, a. Etym: [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.]

Definition: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.

In*car"na*dine, v. t.

Definition: To dye red or crimson. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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