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Definition of carmine adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carmine

adjective

/ˈkɑːmaɪn/

/ˈkɑːrmaɪn/

(formal)

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Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French carmin, based on Arabic qirmiz; related to crimson.

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