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They feed on the sap of oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes", that is the source of natural crimson. [1] The word "kermes" is derived from Turkish qirmiz or kirmizi ( قرمز ), "crimson" (both the colour and the dyestuff), [ 2 ] itself deriving from Persian *کرمست (*kermest) via Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from ...
The thread is lifted now and again on the end of a stick, and again plunged in until it is all thoroughly dyed. If blue, the thread is then washed in salt water, but any other colour uses fresh water. Amateurs may wish to experiment with some of the suggestions, as urine (human or animal) is used in many recipes as a mordant. A number of the ...
Kermes is a red dye derived from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect in the genus Kermes, primarily Kermes vermilio. The Kermes insects are native in the Mediterranean region and are parasites living on the sap of the host plant, the Kermes oak ( Quercus coccifera ) and the Palestine oak ( Quercus calliprinos ).
Crimson is a rich, deep red color, inclining to purple. [2] It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose. It is the national color of Nepal.
At the Myriad Gardens, workers and visitors are seeing green everywhere for St. Patrick's Day, but the new look may stick around for awhile, KFOR reported. Early Monday morning, maintenance crews ...
Nymphaea tetragona is an aquatic perennial, [3] species of flowering plant commonly called pygmy waterlily [4] and small white water lily, [5] belonging to the family Nymphaeaceae. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Description
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