incarnadine
[ in-kahr-nuh-dahyn, -din, -deen ]
/ ɪnˈkɑr nəˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -ˌdin /
adjective
blood-red; crimson.
flesh-colored; pale pink.
noun
an incarnadine color.
verb (used with object), in·car·na·dined, in·car·na·din·ing.
to make incarnadine.
Words nearby incarnadine
incarcerated,
incarcerated hernia,
incarceration,
incardinate,
incardination,
incarnadine,
incarnate,
incarnation,
incarvillea,
incas,
incase
Example sentences from the Web for incarnadine
She ran quick with a little cry, and coming again, sat crowned, incarnadine in the blushing depths of the gold.
The Purple Cloud |M.P. ShielWhen the incarnadine embers of sunrise glowed in the east, the Missourians stood on the battlements and surveyed their domain.
The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) LyleA labour-saving language has no business with such words as "incarnadine" or "multitudinous."
International Language |Walter J. ClarkIt will incarnadine the lily, and make you the happiest young lady in England, as you are the best.
A Simpleton |Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for incarnadine
incarnadine
/ (ɪnˈkɑːnəˌdaɪn) archaic, or literary /
verb
(tr)
to tinge or stain with red
adjective
of a pinkish or reddish colour similar to that of flesh or blood
Word Origin for incarnadine
C16: from French
incarnadin flesh-coloured, from Italian, from Late Latin
incarnātus made flesh,
incarnate