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carmine

[ kahr-min, -mahyn ]
/ ˈkɑr mɪn, -maɪn /
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noun

a crimson or purplish-red color.
a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.

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Origin of carmine

1705–15; <French carmin (color), carmine (pigment), Old French; compare Medieval Latin carminium, perhaps blend of carmesīnum (see crimson) and miniumminium

Words nearby carmine

Carmela, Carmelite, Carmen, Carmichael, carminative, carmine, carminophil, carmustine, Carnac, carnage, carnal
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Words related to carmine

color, crimson, cherry, scarlet

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British Dictionary definitions for carmine

carmine
/ (ˈkɑːmaɪn) /

noun

  1. a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge
  2. (as adjective)carmine paint
a pigment of this colour obtained from cochineal

Word Origin for carmine

C18: from Medieval Latin carmīnus, from Arabic qirmiz kermes
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Medical definitions for carmine

carmine
[ kär′mĭn, -mīn′ ]

n.

A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.
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