Word Meaning

Meaning of "carmine" and the crossword clue

- Bright red
- Bright red colour
- Purplish red
- Red auto belongs to me
- Red pigment
- A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
- A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
- 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.