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Crimson

Crimson Meaning & Definition
Crimson Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crimson?

[n] a deep and vivid red
[adj] characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
[adj] having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
[adj] (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
[v] turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Crimson: aflame(p) | blood-red | bloody | blush | carmine | cerise | cherry | cherry-red | chromatic | colored | colorful | coloured | deep red | flush | flushed | in color(p) | red | redden | reddened | reddish | red-faced | ruby | ruby | ruby-red | ruddy | scarlet | violent

Related Terms | Find terms related to Crimson: blanch | blush | bricky | cardinal | carmine | carnation | carnelian | cerise | change color | cherry | cherry-colored | cherry-red | color | color up | damask | darken | ferruginous | fiery | fire-red | flame | flame-colored | flame-red | flaming | flush | glow | glowing | grow red | gules | henna | hot | incarmined | incarnadine | inflame | inflamed | infrared | iron-red | lake-colored | laky | lateritious | lipstick | lobster-red | look black | lurid | madder | mantle | maroon | miniate | pale | pink | port-wine | puce | red | redden | reddened | reddish | reddish-amber | reddish-brown | red-dyed | red-ink | red-looking | rose | rouge | rubicund | rubify | rubiginous | rubric | rubricose | ruby | ruby-colored | ruby-red | ruddied | ruddle | ruddy | rufescent | rufous | rust | rust-red | rusty | scarlet | squirm with self-consciousness | stammel | stammer | tile-red | Titian | Titian-red | turn color | turn pale | turn red | vermilion | vinaceous | warm | whiten | wine | wine-colored | wine-red

See Also | color | colour | discolor | discolour | red | redness

Crimson In Webster's Dictionary

\Crim"son\ (kr?m"z'n), n. [OE. crimson, OF. crimoisin, F. cramoisi (cf. Sp. carmesi.) LL. carmesinus, fr. Ar. qermazi, fr. qermez crimson, kermes, fr. Skr. k?mija produced by a worm; k?mi worm or insect + jan to generate; akin to E. kin. CF. {Carmine}, {Kermes}.] A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general. Theugh jour be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. --Is. i. 18. A maid jet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty. --Shak.
\Crim"son\, a. Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red. ``A crimson tide.'' --Mrs. Hemans. The blushing poppy with a crimson hue. --Prior.
\Crim"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crimsoned} (-z'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crimsoning}.] To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe. --Shak.
\Crim"son\, b. t. To become crimson; to blush. Ancient towers . . . beginning to crimson with the radiant luster of a cloudless July morning. --De Quincey.

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