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  Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL.
     cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See Cardinal, a.]
     1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who
        constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.
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              The clerics of the supreme Chair are called
              Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to
              the hinge by which all things are moved. --Pope Leo
                                                    IX.
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     Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time
           of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy
           (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen
           deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and
           deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant
           a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from
           among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all
           dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a
           cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short
           purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and
           broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern
           hanging from it.
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     2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.
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              Where's your cardinal! Make haste.    --Lloyd.
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     3. Mulled red wine. --Hotten.
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     4. the cardinal bird, also called the northern cardinal.
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     Cardinal bird, or Cardinal grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an
        American song bird ({Cardinalis cardinalis, or
        Cardinalis Virginianus), of the family Fringillid[ae],
        or finches of which the male has a bright red plumage, and
        both sexes have a high, pointed crest on its head; -- it
        is also called the northern cardinal or eastern
        cardinal. The males have loud and musical notes
        resembling those of a fife. Other related species are also
        called cardinal birds.
  
     Cardinal flower (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia
        cardinalis) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty.
        
  
     Cardinal red, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock,
        hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between
        scarlet and crimson.
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     Cardinal bird, or Cardinal grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), an
        American song bird ({Cardinalis cardinalis, or C.
        Virginianus), of the family Fringillid[ae], or finches
        having a bright red plumage, and a high, pointed crest on
        its head. The males have loud and musical notes resembling
        those of a fife. Other related species are also called
        cardinal birds.
  
     Cardinal flower (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia
        cardinalis) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty.
        
  
     Cardinal red, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock,
        hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between
        scarlet and crimson.

  cardinal red
     n.
     A bright red colour, between scarlet and crimson.

  cardinal red
     n.
     A bright red colour, between scarlet and crimson.

  cardinal red
     n.
     A bright red colour, between scarlet and crimson.

  cardinal red
     n.
     A bright red colour, between scarlet and crimson.

  cardinal red /kˈɑːdɪnəl ɹˈɛd/
  Kardinalrot 
     Synonym: cardinal