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crimson

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
crimson /ˈkrɪmz(ə)n/

▶noun a rich deep red colour. ▶verb become flushed, especially through embarrassment.

– origin ME: from obs. Fr. cramoisin or Old Sp. cremesin, based on Arab. ḳirmizī, from ḳirmiz (see kermes).

'crimson' also found in these Oxford entries:

burnet - carmine - incarnadine - kermes - love-lies-bleeding - magenta - opah - purple - rata - rose - ruby - vermilion - waratah

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