Coccus scarlet, also known as kermes, was a dye that yielded a brilliant - red, or scarlet, color. The dye was extracted from the bodies of female insects of the Coccidae family.
Mozus 28: 1 — 6.) ” Karmezīns ”, dažreiz saukts par kermesu, ir spilgti sarkana krāsviela, ko ieguva no bruņutu dzimtas kukaiņu mātītēm.