What does "incarnadine" mean?
Incarnadine: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.
Additional senses
- 2.To dye red or crimson. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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