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| crim·son [ krímz'n ] |
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deep red color: a deep rich purplish red color
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verb (past and past participle crim·soned, present participle crim·son·ing, 3rd person present singular crim·sons) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb become or make crimson: to become a deep rich purplish red color, or make something become this color
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2. intransitive verb redden in face: to blush with embarrassment, shyness, or shame
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| [15th century. Via Old Spanish cremesín< Arabic ḳirmizī "red color" < ḳirmīz "kermes insect"] |
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