incarnadine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkɑːnəˌdaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in kärnə dīn′, -din, -dēn′)

Inflections of 'incarnadine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
incarnadines
v 3rd person singular
incarnadining
v pres p
incarnadined
v past
incarnadined
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•car•na•dine  (in kärnə dīn′, -din, -dēn′),USA pronunciation adj., n., v., -dined, -din•ing. 
adj. 
  1. blood-red;
    crimson.
  2. flesh-colored;
    pale pink.

n. 
  1. an incarnadine color.

v.t. 
  1. to make incarnadine.
  • Italian incarnatino, equivalent. to incarnat(o) made flesh (see incarnate) + -ino -ine1; see carnation
  • Middle French, feminine of incarnadin flesh-colored
  • 1585–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incarnadine / ɪnˈkɑːnəˌdaɪn/
  1. (transitive) to tinge or stain with red
  1. of a pinkish or reddish colour
Etymology: 16th Century: from French incarnadin, literally: flesh-coloured, from Italian, from Late Latin incarnātus made flesh, incarnate

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