crimson
Use Crimson in a sentence
zən, -sən noun
3.
a crimson color, pigment, or dye.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to make or become crimson.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Crimson
Collins
World English Dictionary
crimson (ˈkrɪmzən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a deep or vivid red colour |
| b. (as adjective): a crimson rose | |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to make or become crimson |
| 3. | (intr) to blush |
| [C14: from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic qirmizi red of the kermes, from qirmiz | |
| 'crimsonness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Crimson
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
crimson
1416, "deep red color," from O.Sp. cremesin "of or belonging to the kermes" (the shield-louse insects from which a deep red dye was obtained), from M.L. cremesinus, from Arabic qirmiz "kermes," from Skt. krmi-ja a compound meaning "(red dye) produced by a worm," from krmih "worm" + -ja- "produced" (from
PIE *gene-). For sense evolution, see cochineal. Cf. O.C.S. čruminu, Rus. čermnyj "red," from the same source. Cf. also vermilion. The insect (Kermes vermilio) lives on the Kermes oak. The insects were gathered commercially in Mediterranean countries and sold throughout Europe. Kermes dyes have been found in burial wrappings in Anglo-Scandinavian York. It fell out of use with the introduction of cochineal. The dyes were comparable in quality and color intensity, but ten to twelve times as much kermes was needed to produce the same effect as cochineal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Easton
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Huge, pure white double flowers with vivid crimson flecks make a showy bouquet in a white ceramic vase.
The pathogen makes its presence known to humans through crimson pustules on the plant's stems and leaves.
Its foliage is touched by red all year and turns crimson in winter.
These droplets can be swept across the globe, painting brilliant crimson twilights wherever they go.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
