crimson
adjective/ˈkrɪmzn/
/ˈkrɪmzn/
- dark red in colour
- She went crimson (= her face became very red because she was embarrassed).
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesc2- He turned bright crimson.
- She was crimson with rage.
- a beautiful deep crimson colour
Word Originlate Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz. Compare with carmine.
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