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   Crim·son

   /ˈkrimz(ə)n/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of a rich deep red color inclining to purple: "she blushed crimson with embarrassment"

   noun

   • 1. a rich deep red color inclining to purple.

   verb

   • 1. (of a person's face) become flushed, especially through embarrassment: "my face crimsoned and my hands began to shake"

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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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