Carmine

·noun A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.

II. Carmine ·noun A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.

III. Carmine ·noun 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.