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. [1913 Webster] 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting. [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster] {Carmine red} (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthale["i]ns. [1913 Webster] 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
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