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carmine

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. carmine (noun)
  2. alizarine carmine (noun)
  3. alum carmine (noun)
  4. borax carmine (noun)
  5. burnt carmine (noun)
  6. cadmium carmine (noun)
  7. dahlia carmine (noun)
  8. Guinea Carmine B (noun)
  9. madder carmine (noun)
  10. Permanent Carmine FB (noun)
  11. purple carmine (noun)
  12. safflower carmine (noun)
  13. violet carmine (noun)
  14. yellow carmine (noun)

car·mine

noun \ˈkär-mən, -ˌmīn\

Definition of CARMINE

1
: a rich crimson or scarlet lake made from cochineal
2
: a vivid red
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Origin of CARMINE

French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, perhaps ultimately from Arabic qirmiz kermes + Latin minium cinnabar
First Known Use: 1712

Rhymes with CARMINE

barman

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