Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carmine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carmine
adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
[syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {cerise},
{cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},
{scarlet}]
n : a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: {cardinal}]
v : color carmine
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