1
: a rich red to crimson pigment made from cochineal
2
: a vivid red
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As the legend goes, Prussian blue was created by accident when a batch of carmine was contaminated with blood.
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John Cumbers, Forbes, 6 May 2023
For the Gucci show in Milan, the hair stylist Ben Gregory turned the model Julia Belyakova’s naturally blonde pixie cut a decidedly unnatural carmine.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Silver Screen, a classic carmine.
—Maggie Lange, Allure, 20 Dec. 2021
Among them were bales of finely woven cotton and delicate yarns of an amazing carmine red.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
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John Cumbers, Forbes, 6 May 2023
For the Gucci show in Milan, the hair stylist Ben Gregory turned the model Julia Belyakova’s naturally blonde pixie cut a decidedly unnatural carmine.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Silver Screen, a classic carmine.
—Maggie Lange, Allure, 20 Dec. 2021
Among them were bales of finely woven cotton and delicate yarns of an amazing carmine red.
—Longreads, 23 Mar. 2021
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“Carmine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carmine. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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carmine
noun
car·mine
ˈkär-mən 
-ˌmīn
: a vivid red
Medical Definition
carmine
noun
car·mine
ˈkär-mən, -ˌmīn
: a vivid red lake consisting essentially of an aluminum salt of carminic acid made from cochineal and used as a biological stain and as coloring in foods, drugs, and cosmetics
also
: any of various coloring matters (as indigo carmine) other than carmine
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