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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
car·mine       [kahr-min, -mahyn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a crimson or purplish-red color.
2.a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.
[Origin: 1705–15; < F carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium, perh. b. carmesīnum (see crimson) and minium minium]
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car·mine       (kär'mĭn, -mīn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A strong to vivid red.
  2. A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.

adj.   Strong to vivid red.


[French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, probably blend of Arabic qirmiz, kermes; see kermes, and Latin minium, cinnabar; see minium.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
carmine 
1712, from Fr. carmin, from M.L. carminium, from Arabic qirmiz "crimson," from Skt. krimiga "insect-produced," from krmi "worm, insect." The dye comes from crushed cochineal insects. Influenced in L. by minium "red lead."

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carmine

adjective
1. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies 

noun
1. a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: cardinal] 

verb
1. color carmine 

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carmine car·mine (kär'mĭn, -mīn')
n.
A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.

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Carmine, TX (city, FIPS 12916) Location: 30.14960 N, 96.68883 W
Population (1990): 192 (120 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 78932

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Carmine

Car"mine\, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See Crimson.]

1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.

3. (Chem.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid.

Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthale["i]ns.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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