Kermes - English meaning
Kermes – definitions in English dictionary
nounA red dye obtained from the crushed dried bodies of a female scale insect, used for colouring fabrics and manuscripts.
Usage examples:
Traditional red colourings include kermes and cochineal, both of which are pigments made by crushin…nounThe scale insect from which kermes is obtained, forming galls on the kermes oak.
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Word origin
late 16th century (denoting the kermes oak): from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz ; related to crimson.
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