carmine vs crimson: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: carmine or crimson

How to spell carmine?

carmine
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crimson
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carmineadjective

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

carminenoun

a variable color averaging a vivid red

carmineverb

color carmine

crimsonverb

turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

crimsonadjective

characterized by violence or bloodshed

crimsonadjective

of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

crimsonadjective

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

crimsonnoun

a deep and vivid red color

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