incarnadine

in·car·na·dine

 (ĭn-kär′nə-dīn′, -dēn′, -dĭn)

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.

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[French incarnadin, from Italian incarnadino, variant of incarnatino, diminutive of incarnato : in-, in (from Latin; see in-²) + carne, flesh (from Latin carō, carn-; see incarnate).]

incarnadine

(ɪnˈkɑːnəˌdaɪn)

vb

(tr) to tinge or stain with red

adj

(Colours) of a pinkish or reddish colour similar to that of flesh or blood

[C16: from French incarnadin flesh-coloured, from Italian, from Late Latin incarnātus made flesh, incarnate]

in•car•na•dine

(ɪnˈkɑr nəˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -ˌdin)

adj., v. -dined, -din•ing. adj.

1. blood-red; crimson.

2. flesh-colored.

v.t.

3. to make incarnadine.

[1585–95; < Middle French, feminine of incarnadin flesh-colored < Italian incarnatino=incarnat(o) made flesh (see incarnate) + -ino -ine¹]

incarnadine

- Can mean "flesh-colored or pink," but also "crimson, blood-red."

See also related terms for pink.

incarnadine

Past participle: incarnadined
Gerund: incarnadining

Imperative

incarnadine

incarnadine

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

incarnadine - make flesh-colored color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"