Mount Ilamuni with Jaur-dagh, the Kharusa with Shorsh-dagh, and the Tala with the Kermes-dagh; but it is difficult to believe that, if the king took this route, he would not mention the town of Marqasi-Marash, which lay at the very foot of the Jaur-dagh, and would have stopped his passage.
"History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12)"
G. Maspero
His mother could not afford to buy the turmeric, indigo, Kermes, and other dyestuffs brought from far countries or grown in gardens.
"In the Days of the Guild"
Louise Lamprey
Only at the third signal did Kermes reflect that it was growing late, and begin to climb down from the plum tree.
"Pretty Michal"
Mór Jókai