'Carmine' definitions:
Definition of 'carmine'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies [syn: red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet]
noun
A variable color averaging a vivid red [syn: cardinal, carmine]
verb
Color carmine
Definition of 'Carmine'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'carmine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Titian,
- Titian-red,
- vermilion,
- vinaceous,
- warm,
- wine,
- wine-colored,
- wine-red
Carmine, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.