crimson
adjective
[ ˈkrɪmz(ə)n ]
• of a rich deep red colour inclining to purple.
• "she blushed crimson with embarrassment"
crimson
noun
• a rich deep red colour inclining to purple.
• "a pair of corduroy trousers in livid crimson, they were horrid to behold"
crimson
verb
• (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment.
• "my face crimsoned and my hands began to shake"
Origin:
late Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz (see kermes). Compare with carmine.
