Definitions
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Word origin
Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.
Used in a sentence
“To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson.”
“Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.”
“Eugenie's quick apprehensions seized the foul thought. Her eyes flashed—her cheek crimsoned.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Rich red shade”7 letters
02“Deep red”7 letters
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