car‧mine /ˈkɑːmən, ˈkɑːmɪn, -maɪn $ ˈkɑːr-/
noun [uncountable] literary[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: French;
Origin: carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic qirmiz insect from which red color is obtained + Latin minium ( ⇒ miniature2)]
a dark red colour
Synonym : crimson—carmine adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲