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- Dictionarycrimson/ˈkrɪmzn/
adjective
- 1. of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple: "she blushed crimson with embarrassment"
noun
- 1. a rich deep red colour inclining to purple: "a pair of corduroy trousers in livid crimson, they were horrid to behold"
verb
- 1. (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment: "my face crimsoned and my hands began to shake"
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CRIMSON definition: 1. having a dark, deep red colour 2. If you go/turn crimson, your face becomes red because you are…. Learn more.
verb. crimsoned; crimsoning; crimsons. transitive verb. : to make crimson. intransitive verb. : to become crimson. especially : blush. Synonyms. Verb. bloom. blush. color.
CRIMSON meaning: 1. having a dark, deep red colour 2. If you go/turn crimson, your face becomes red because you are…. Learn more.
3 meanings: 1. a. a deep or vivid red colour b. (as adjective) 2. to make or become crimson 3. to blush.... Click for more definitions.
Of a deep red colour somewhat inclining towards purple; of the colour of an alkaline infusion of cochineal. Historically, the colour obtained from the Kermes or Scarlet Grain insect, at first chiefly used in dyeing fine cloth and velvet (French velours cramoisi ), in connection with which this shade of red was first distinguished in English. c1400.
Crimson definition: deep purplish-red.. See examples of CRIMSON used in a sentence.
Crimson Definition. Deep red. Deep-red coloring matter. A deep, slightly bluish red. To make or become deeply or vividly red. To make or become crimson. To blush. To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. Deep-red.
