in·car·na·dine ( n-kär n -d n , -d n, -dn)adj. 1. Of a fleshy pink color. 2. Blood-red. tr.v. in·car·na·dined, in·car·na·din·ing, in·car·na·dines To make incarnadine, especially to redden. [French incarnadin, from Italian incarnadino, variant of incarnatino, diminutive of incarnato : in-, in (from Latin; see in-2) + carne, flesh (from Latin car  , carn-; see incarnate).] |
incarnadine [ɪnˈkɑːnəˌdaɪn] Archaic or literary
vb
(tr) to tinge or stain with red
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of a pinkish or reddish colour similar to that of flesh or blood
[from French incarnadin flesh-coloured, from Italian, from Late Latin incarnātus made flesh, incarnate]
incarnadine - Can mean "flesh-colored or pink," but also "crimson, blood-red."
See also related terms for pink.
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