carmine
[kahr-min, -mahyn]
- a crimson or purplish-red color.
- a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.
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Origin of carmine
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Contemporary Examples
Cooper and Renner are solid as the loose cannon Richie and the upstanding Carmine, respectively.
‘American Hustle’: A Sexy, Gleefully Chaotic Caper Starring Christian Bale and Jennifer LawrenceMarlow Stern
December 10, 2013
He went on: “We told her (Carmine) that Jacintha was admitted to hospital for blood pressure problems.”
Or Mr. Carmine, a Yonkers toupee-maker with a thick Italian accent and a (very) full head of gray hair.
But in the book, Father Carmine just has one unhealthy tabby cat.
Historical Examples
The Marchesino went to tell the coachman which way to drive to the Carmine.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
Her carmine lips vaticinated with an extraordinary rapidity.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
Once had her mouth been as the bow of Eros, painted in carmine.
A Book of MythsJean Lang
Carmine caught on his thirty-five yards, made a short gain and was downed.
Left End EdwardsRalph Henry Barbour
They could only be of love; for he saw the carmine on her cheeks as she listened to them.
The Free LancesMayne Reid
carmine
- a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge
- (as adjective)carmine paint
- a pigment of this colour obtained from cochineal
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Word Origin
C18: from Medieval Latin carmīnus, from Arabic qirmiz kermes
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Word Origin and History for carmine
n.
1712, originally of the dyestuff, from French carmin (12c.), from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic qirmiz "crimson" (see kermes). Form influenced in Latin by minium "red lead, cinnabar," a word said to be of Iberian origin. As an adjective from 1737; as a color name from 1799.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
carmine
(kär′mĭn, -mīn′)- A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.
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