(n) a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century), Syn. long-beard, greybeard, longbeard

carmine

(v) color carmine

cardinal

(n) a variable color averaging a vivid red, Syn. carmine

fulsomeness

(n) smug self-serving earnestness, Syn. unctuousness, unction, oleaginousness, smarminess, oiliness

red

(adj) 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. cerise, ruby-red, cherry, ruddy, carmine, ruby, reddish, cherry-red, scarlet, crimson, blood-red

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bellarmine

n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Carmine

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 phthaleïns. [ 1913 Webster ]

Harmine

n.[ See Harmaline. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

カーマイン

[ka-main] (n) carmine

カーマインレッド

[ka-mainreddo] (n) carmine red

カルミン;カーミン

[karumin ; ka-min] (n) (See コチニール) carmine (dut

洋紅

[ようこう, youkou] (n) carmine; crimson

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

karminrot { adj }

carmine