ker·mes (kûr m z)n. A red dyestuff once prepared from the dried bodies of various female scale insects of the genus Kermes. [French kermès, short for alkermès, from Arabic al-qirmiz, the kermes, probably from Sanskrit k  mi-ja-, (red dye) produced by worms; see kw mi- in Indo-European roots.] |
kermes [kur-meez]
Noun
the dried bodies of female scale insects, used as a red dyestuff [Arabic qirmiz]
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