carmine

car·mine

 (kär′mĭn, -mīn′)

n.

1. A strong to vivid red.

2. A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.

adj.

Strong to vivid red.

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[French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, probably blend of Arabic qirmiz, kermes; see kermes, and Latin minium, cinnabar; see minium.]

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carmine

(ˈkɑːmaɪn)

n

1. (Colours)

a. a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge

b. (as adjective): carmine paint.

2. (Dyeing) a pigment of this colour obtained from cochineal

[C18: from Medieval Latin carmīnus, from Arabic qirmiz kermes]

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car•mine

(ˈkɑr mɪn, -maɪn)

n.

1. a crimson or purplish red color.

2. a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.

[1705–15; < French carmin (color), carmine (pigment), Old French; compare Medieval Latin carminium]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carmine - a variable color averaging a vivid red cardinal red, redness - red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Verb	1.	carmine - color carmine redden - make red; "The setting sun reddened the sky"
Adj.	1.	carmine - of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies blood-red, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, red, reddish, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet, ruddy chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

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Translations

carmin

carminio

carmine

[ˈkɑːmaɪn]

A. ADJ → carmín, de carmín

B. N → carmín m

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carmine

adj → karm(es)inrot

n → Karmesin nt, → Karmin nt

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carmine

[ˈkɑːmaɪn] adj & n → carminio inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

car·mine

n. carmín, carmesí.

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