purple lake
noun
A lake (pigment) of a purple colour, formerly made from the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Independent Journal (New York).
- magicienne
- magick
- magickal
- magic lantern
- magic-lanternist
- magic-man
- Magic Marker
- Magic Million
- Magic Millions
- magic mushroom
- magic number
- magic potion
- magic pudding
- magic realism
- magic realist
- magic shop
- polypragmosyne
- polypro
- polypropylene
- polyprotein
- polyprotic
- polyprotodont
- polyprotodontid
- polyp-stem
- polypsychic