Definition of carmine
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:a rich red to crimson pigment made from cochineal
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:a vivid red
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Its carmine colored bark adds interest in the winter months, and in spring, meadow green foliage deepens to a wine color with the onset of warmer temperatures.
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Reflecting Yuki’s artistic sensibility, each chapter narrated from her perspective begins with a description of an exotic shade of pigment — carmine, raw umber, quinacridone gold — selected to correspond to its mood.
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Origin and Etymology of carmine
French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, perhaps ultimately from Arabic qirmiz kermes + Latin minium cinnabar
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of carmine
:a vivid red lake consisting essentially of an aluminum salt of carminic acid made from cochineal and used as a biological stain and as coloring in foods, drugs, and cosmetics;
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:any of various coloring matters (as indigo carmine) other than carmine
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