incarnadine

/ɪnˈkɑːrnədaɪn/
adjective
  1. Of a pinkish-red or flesh-colored hue.
    • The artist used incarnadine pigments to create the cheeks in the portrait.
    • The sunset painted the clouds an incarnadine glow.
    • The rose petals were a delicate incarnadine shade.
verb
  1. To make something red or flesh-colored, especially by staining or dyeing.
    • In the poem, the warrior's blood incarnadines the battlefield.
    • The dye will incarnadine the fabric if left too long.
    • The spilled wine began to incarnadine the white tablecloth.
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