| Therefore, our reunion is set today, a genuine kermes of generosity, vibrating as a hymn to life and love. |
| The trail goes through a poplar grove and continues though a kermes oak copse and then zigzags up a steep stony slope. |
| In medieval color symbolism, red often connoted sin, but it also indicated wealth, especially in trecento Italy, where woolen cloth dyed in kermes was the most expensive. |
| Other outstanding habitats are those of the kermes oak and cork oak forests. |
| Traditional red colourings include kermes and cochineal, both of which are pigments made by crushing masses of tiny insects. |
| The kermes was expensive and the abundant cochineal insect could be used to make a cheap substitute. |
