- An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. - A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly
used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also
Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. - An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro
compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye.
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