Carmine

Noun

 * 1) A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives
 * 2) A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

Synonyms

 * crimson, cochineal, C.I. 75470, E120

Adjective

 * 1) of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

Thesaurus
Titian, Titian-red, 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, vermilion, vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red