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Definition of: carmine
(kär′min, -mīn) noun
1. A rich purplish–red color.
2. An impermanent lake pigment prepared from cochineal; rouge. [<F carmin <Med. L carminus, contraction of carmesinus <OSp. carmesin. Doublet of CRIMSON.]
—car·min·ic (kär·min′ik) adjective
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