Carmine

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carmine \Car"mine\, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It.
     carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See
     {Crimson}.]
     1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
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     2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared
        from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
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     3. (Chem.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal,
        extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a
        glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called
        also {carminic acid}.
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     {Carmine red} (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from
        carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to
        the phthale["i]ns.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carmine
       adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
             of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
             [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {cerise},
              {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},
              {scarlet}]
       n : a variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: {cardinal}]
       v : color carmine

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "carmine":
     Titian, Titian-red, bricky, cardinal, carnation, carnelian, cerise,
     cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous,
     fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, glowing, gules,
     hot, incarmined, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky,
     lateritious, lobster-red, lurid, maroon, port-wine, puce, red,
     red-dyed, red-looking, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber,
     reddish-brown, rubicund, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby,
     ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust,
     rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, vermilion, vinaceous,
     warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Carmine, TX (city, FIPS 12916)
    Location: 30.14960 N, 96.68883 W
    Population (1990): 192 (120 housing units)
    Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 78932

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Carmine, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
     Population (2000):    228
     Housing Units (2000): 118
     Land area (2000):     1.647399 sq. miles (4.266743 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.647399 sq. miles (4.266743 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            12916
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             30.149059 N, 96.688420 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     78932
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Carmine, TX
      Carmine