A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.
A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.
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.
The natural red color obtained from the cochineal, an insect that feeds on the cactus plant.
red pigment; found in many mascaras; can be irritating.
Red wine grape cross derived from same parents and by same oenologist as Carnelian below and similar in most respects. Claimed to be very similar to Merlot yet somewhat more cold- hardy when grown in cool climates. Mainly used to make a "stretch" blending wine for lower-priced varietal wines in California, the small amounts grown in the Finger Lakes region of New York are occasionally used for the same purpose (eg. around 10 percent volume of its wine added to that of the Chambourcin (Noir) creates a taste quite reminiscent of an Italian "Chianti" wine).
A crimson pigment. A natural pigment (classified as an aluminum lake) that is derived from beetles. This is an organic pigment.
having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
A natural red pigment used in lipstick.
A natural colorant which imparts a bright red color.
Natural red pigment obtained from cochineal.