incarnadine
/ɪnˈkɑːnədʌɪn
/literary
noun [mass noun]
A bright crimson or pinkish-red colour: [as modifier]: an incarnadine rose
verb [with object]
Colour (something) a bright crimson or pinkish-red: a spreading red stain incarnadined the sea...
- He had not been much to look at before the Changement ceremony, which had incarnadined his eyes and turned his brown hair silver.
- Let the light of the burning building scare the nightingales and incarnadine the willows.
Origin
Late 16th century: from French incarnadin(e), from Italian incarnadino, variant of incarnatino 'flesh colour', based on Latin incarnare (see incarnate).
- throwaway
- throw away the key
- throwback
- throw caution to the wind (or winds)
- throwdown
- throw dust in someone's eyes
- thrower
- throw good money after bad
- throw-in
- throwing stick
- throw in one's lot with
- throw in the towel (or sponge)
- throw money at
- throw off
- throw off at
- throw of the dice
- throw oneself at
- throw oneself into
- throw oneself on (or upon)
- throw oneself on someone's mercy
- throw one's hand in
- throw one's hat in (or into) the ring
- throw one's hat in the ring
- throw one's money about/around
- throw one's toys out of the pram