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qirmiz
Arabic · medieval
"a red dye from insects"
a vivid red dye made from dried scale insects
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carmin
French · medieval
"a vivid red pigment"
carried into French dye and pigment vocabulary
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carmine
English · 1500s
"a vivid red or crimson color"
settled as the English word for the vivid red color
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