/kahr"min, -muyn/ , n.
1. a crimson or purplish-red color.
2. a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.
[ 1705-15; carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium, perh. b. carmesinum (see CRIMSON) and minium MINIUM ]
/kahr"min, -muyn/ , n.
1. a crimson or purplish-red color.
2. a crimson pigment obtained from cochineal.
[ 1705-15; carmin (color), carmine (pigment), OF; cf. ML carminium, perh. b. carmesinum (see CRIMSON) and minium MINIUM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012