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Word entry · 7 letters

crimson

Best crossword clue

"Rich red shade"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹɪmzən/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted cimnorsStarts with CEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2R3I4M5S6O7N

Definitions

  1. 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Rich red shade7 letters
02Deep red7 letters

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