alkermes
noun
al·ker·mes
alˈkərmēz,
-mə̇s;
ˌalkərˈmes
plural -es
1
obsolete : the kermes insect
2
: an originally Italian liqueur made of brandy flavored with bay leaves, mace, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon and colored a brilliant red with the kermes insect or with cochineal
Word History
Etymology
French alkermès, from Spanish alkermes (now usually alquermes), from Arabic al-qirmiz the alkermes
First Known Use
1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- candle alder
- candle anemone
- candle board
- candle burner
- candle cactus
- candle coal
- candle dance
- candle diagram
- candle fly
- candle hour
- candle larkspur
- candle plant
- candle rent
- candle snuff
- candle tree
- candle-meter
- candlebark
- jumble sales
- jumble up
- jumbled
- jumbled (up)
- jumbled up
- jumblement
- jumblers
- jumbles