Read full poem →Art and strange lands her pomp supply
With purple, chrome, and cochineal,
Ochre, and lapis lazuli;
Dictionary Entry
A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
Origin
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Common Phrases
. cochinealinsect cochinealinsects cochinealdye cochinealred cochineal
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Poetry examples for “cochineal”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Dripping the colors, as crushed and urged--
Is it cochineal?--
Shot from the shuttle, woven and merged
