[ˈkrɪmzn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
(e.g: she blushed crimson with embarrassment)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz (see kermes). Compare with carmine

[ˈkrɪmzn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rich deep red colour inclining to purple
(e.g: a pair of corduroy trousers in livid crimson, they were horrid to behold)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz (see kermes). Compare with carmine

[ˈkrɪmzn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment
(e.g: my face crimsoned and my hands began to shake)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz (see kermes). Compare with carmine