n. A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See Crimson. ] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from cochineal, and used in miniature painting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal, extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called also carminic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carmine red (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to the phthaleïns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ See Harmaline. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the Peganum harmala), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]