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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How to use carmine in a sentence

Instead he wore a shaggy beard and a carmine sweater unzipped to the middle of his chest, vaguely resembling the Orthodox saints depicted in the icons that filled his office.
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Cooper and Renner are solid as the loose cannon Richie and the upstanding Carmine, respectively.
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He went on: “We told her (Carmine) that Jacintha was admitted to hospital for blood pressure problems.”
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Or Mr. Carmine, a Yonkers toupee-maker with a thick Italian accent and a (very) full head of gray hair.
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But in the book, Father Carmine just has one unhealthy tabby cat.
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Nor, later, the Massacios from the church of Santa Maria del Carmine.
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He died from the effects of the poison as is indicated by the slight carmine tinge to the blood.
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That touch of deep carmine right here in the center of my lips was quite an idea.
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It is of carmine silk damask with gold thread, and the inner vest is of white lawn.
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A reason for this act is to be seen when we introduce a little finely powdered carmine into the water near the head of the fish.
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You tackled Carmine because he was in the way and you ran into him and put your arms around him to keep from falling on your nose.
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British Dictionary definitions for carmine

carmine

/ (ˈkɑːmaɪn) /

noun

a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge
(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′ ]

A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.

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