Definition of carmine Carmine

/kɑˈɹmʌn/ - [karmun] - car•mine

We found 9 definitions of carmine from 5 different sources.

What does carmine mean?

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Verb

carmines, carmining, carmined

carmine - color carmine

redden turn red or redder; "The sky reddened"

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carmine (Noun)
A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
carmine (Noun)
A purplish- red colour, resembling that pigment.
carmine (Adjective)
Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

carmine (n.)
A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
carmine (n.)
A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
carmine (n.)
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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

carmine
kär′mīn, n. the red colouring principle obtained from the cochineal insect. [Fr. or Sp. carmin—Sp. carmesí, crimson—Ar. qirmazi, crimson. Same root as Crimson.]

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carmine, verb, present, 1st person singular of carmine (infinitive).
carmine, verb (infinitive).
carmine, noun, singular of carmines.
carmine, adjective.

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