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kermes is of course, related to verms (as in vermin) and the gives rise to vermillion (an other red.)--another name for a red made from insect shells/ectoskelatins.
(scarlet goes back to the same root, IIRC, there was a thread in Misc about 'seeing red' a while ago.)
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted carmine wwh 02/13/04 03:56 PM Re: carmine of troy 02/13/04 06:06 PM
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