CARMINE


Meaning of CARMINE in English

adj. & n.

--adj. of a vivid crimson colour.

--n.

1. this colour.

2 a vivid crimson pigment made from cochineal.

Etymology: F carmin or med.L carminium perh. f. carmesinum crimson + minium cinnabar

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.