1. A strong to vivid red.
2. A crimson pigment derived from cochineal.
3. strong to vivid red.

1. A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives
2. A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
3. of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
3. 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.

1. the pure coloring matter or principle of cochineal, to which the formula C17H18O10 has been assigned. it forms a purple mass soluble in water.
2. that one of two or more lakes of different strengths prepared from the same coloring matter which contains the greatest proportion of coloring matter to the base, which is generally alumina.
3. specifically A pigment made from cochineal.

1. a variable color averaging a vivid red
2. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
3. color carmine