'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

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.