kermes

[ kur-meez ]

/ ˈkɜr miz /

noun

a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region.

the oak itself, of the genus Quercus coccifera.

Origin of kermes

1590–1600; <French kermès<Arabic qirmiz<Persian; replacing earlier chermez<Italian chermes<Arabic as above; see crimson

Words nearby kermes

Kerkyra, Kerley B line, kerma, Kerman, Kermanshah, kermes, kermesite, kermis, Kermit, kern, kernel

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Example sentences from the Web for kermes

Various tones of red were thus produced, one of which was crimson, and another carmine, both forms being derivatives of kermes.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
The kermes of Spain are so well known that it is not necessary to bring proofs of their being a production of that country.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)|Johann Beckman
Kermes is found not only upon the lycopodium complanatum in the Ukraine, but upon a great many other plants.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
Cochineal and lac-dye have now nearly superseded the use of kermes as a tinctorial substance, in England.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

Kermes mineral is merely a factitious sulphuret of antimony in a state of impalpable comminution, prepared in the moist way.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure

British Dictionary definitions for kermes

kermes

/ (ˈkɜːmɪz) /

noun

the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff

a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera, with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects

Word Origin for kermes

C16: from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz, from Sanskrit krmija- red dye, literally: produced by a worm, from krmi worm + ja- produced

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单词	kermes
释义	kermes [ kur-meez ] / ˈkɜr miz / noun a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region. the oak itself, of the genus Quercus coccifera. Origin of kermes 1590–1600; <French kermès<Arabic qirmiz<Persian; replacing earlier chermez<Italian chermes<Arabic as above; see crimson Words nearby kermes Kerkyra, Kerley B line, kerma, Kerman, Kermanshah, kermes, kermesite, kermis, Kermit, kern, kernel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for kermes Various tones of red were thus produced, one of which was crimson, and another carmine, both forms being derivatives of kermes. Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer The kermes of Spain are so well known that it is not necessary to bring proofs of their being a production of that country. A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)\|Johann Beckman Kermes is found not only upon the lycopodium complanatum in the Ukraine, but upon a great many other plants. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Cochineal and lac-dye have now nearly superseded the use of kermes as a tinctorial substance, in England. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure Kermes mineral is merely a factitious sulphuret of antimony in a state of impalpable comminution, prepared in the moist way. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines\|Andrew Ure British Dictionary definitions for kermes kermes / (ˈkɜːmɪz) / noun the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera, with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects Word Origin for kermes C16: from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz, from Sanskrit krmija- red dye, literally: produced by a worm, from krmi worm + ja- produced Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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