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Carnelian vs Carmine - What's the difference?

carnelian | carmine |

As a noun carnelian

is (mineralogy) a hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,.

As a verb carmine is

.

As an adjective carmine is

carmine.

carnelian

English

(wikipedia carnelian)

Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
  • * 1952' ''You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, '''carnelian , topaz, and jasper, chrysolite, beryl, and onyx, sapphire, carbuncle, and emerald; and wrought in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared. — Ezekiel 28:13 RSV.

    • Synonyms

    * cornelian

    References

    carmine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives
  • A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

    • Synonyms

    * (pigment) crimson, cochineal,

    Adjective

    (head)
  • of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

    • See also

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    Anagrams

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