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Definition of Kermess

Kermes
Kermes Ker"mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [Written also chermes.] 2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral. (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
Kermes
Kermes Ker"mes, n. (Zo["o]l.) [NL.] A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.

Meaning of Kermess from wikipedia

- Kermess was a melodic rock band from Quebec, Canada. Kermess was founded in 1995. In 1996 they won the Cégeps Rock contest. Their first album, Les douze...
- Kermesse (or Kermess) may refer to one of the following: Kermesse (cycling), a variety of cycling road race Kermesse (festival), a local festival, originally...
- developed for other subjects, allowing a larger number of figures. The word Kermess (generally in the form Kirmess) is applied in the United States to any...
- Flemish Kermess by David Teniers the Younger (1652)...
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- translation of the inscription on the red flag, 'Die Boere kermis', and the Kermess of St. Sebastian, as the figure on the same flag may be St. Sebastian....
- Wall Band (1983–1993) Kensington Market (1967–1969) Kepler (1997–2006) Kermess (1995–2004) The Kerplunks (2007–) Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle (2000–) Keys...
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- A kermesse, also spelled kermess, and kermis in Dutch is a style of road bicycle race that is common in Western Europe. Typically kermesse races are found...