car ‧ mine /ˈkɑːmən, ˈkɑːmɪn, -maɪn $ ˈkɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] literary
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: carmin , from Medieval Latin carminium , from Arabic qirmiz insect from which red color is obtained + Latin minium ( ⇨ ↑ miniature 2 ) ]
a dark red colour SYN crimson
—carmine adjective