carmine
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈkɑːrmɪn/
- RS: red sodium, marine-paint red, a deep carmine with an ocher tinge.
- carmine red
- carmine or cochineal
Examples
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This is a Carmine basis, so that is a pigment.
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Nickel says it was invented in 1879 and consists of borax, carmine, and ethyl alcohol.
Academic text (1994) -
Her nails and lips are carmine, as are her shoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
In those same mysterious waters, carmine red paint will fade... to pink.
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The worm writhes at the slice of the knife, its blood carmine in the pier's moony light.
Fiction book (1993) -
With purples and golds and crimsons and scarlets and carmines.
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The artist used a rich carmine pigment to bring his painting to life with vibrant colors.
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She chose a dress in carmine for the gala, as it stood out beautifully against the dark background.
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The sunset cast a carmine hue across the sky, filling the entire horizon with brilliant red.
Synonyms
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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1.0
A color like blood or ripe tomatoes
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1.0
A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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2.2
A deep vivid red color like the stone used in jewelry
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3.9
A deep purplish red color used in printing
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2.7
A dark, strong red colour that looks rich
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4.1
A bright red color like the robes of Catholic Church officials
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9.9
A bright red colour used in paint and for dyeing cloth
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8.6
A bright pink or red dye scientists use to mark water and materials
A bright deep red color made from an insect dye
A red dye used to color wool and stain samples for study
A deep warm red with a slight brown tone
A bright orange-red color used to dye cloth
A red man-made dye used to stain cells and other materials
A bright red color with a strong orange tone
A deep red with a purple tint
A deep purple color mixed with red
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Compounds
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
Carmine comes from old words like Arabic qirmiz that named a small insect or 'worm' used to make red dye, so carmine originally meant the red pigment made from that bug.