Verb
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
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Noun
His entire body is bathed in a sea of crimson, so his face appears to be floating.—Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 15 May 2024 Her canvases pulsated with brown hues, chromes, and crimson applied through watercolor ink to stroke the urgency of the situation in Gaza.—Hoda Sherif, TIME, 10 May 2024
Adjective
The crimson look came complete with a body-skimming, floor-length leather skirt and an unmissable, yet itty-bitty, knit bra top.—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 June 2024 On the trail, visitors will see a pictograph panel on a distant cliff showing multiple deer painted a deep crimson color — best viewed through binoculars.—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2024
Verb
Rhubarb is primarily depicted in various shades of red, but depending on the variety, its color can range from pale green to crimson.—Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 The same gochugaru, or red-pepper powder, that stains crimson a head of napa cabbage kimchi is also used in other banchan, various dressed salads called muchims and uplifting jorims, or braises.—New York Times, 13 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for crimson
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Word History
Etymology
Noun, Adjective, and Verb
Middle English crimisin, from Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz kermes
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