Bright scarlet red or crimson in color.
From Late Latin 'coccineus' (scarlet), derived from Greek 'kokkinos' (scarlet), possibly from Semitic languages via trade in cochineal dye.
The color coccineous appears in formal fashion and heraldry because scarlet dyes were so rare and expensive that wearing this color signaled wealth and power in medieval Europe.
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