carmine [kahr -min, -mahyn]
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See more synonyms for carmine on Thesaurus.com a crimson or purplish-red color. a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal. Show More
Origin of carmine 1705–15; <
French carmin (color),
carmine (pigment),
Old French; compare
Medieval Latin carminium, perhaps blend of
carmesīnum (see
crimson ) and
minium minium Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for carmine Contemporary Examples of carmine Cooper and Renner are solid as the loose cannon Richie and the upstanding Carmine , respectively.
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 of carmine The Marchesino went to tell the coachman which way to drive to the Carmine .
Her carmine lips vaticinated with an extraordinary rapidity.
Once had her mouth been as the bow of Eros, painted in carmine .
Carmine caught on his thirty-five yards, made a short gain and was downed.
They could only be of love; for he saw the carmine on her cheeks as she listened to them.
British Dictionary definitions for carmine a vivid red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge (as adjective ) carmine paint a pigment of this colour obtained from cochineal Show More
Word Origin for carmine 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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A crimson pigment derived from cochineal. Show More
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