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crimson definition

crim·son (krim′zən; -sən)

noun

  1. deep red
  2. deep-red coloring matter

Etymology: ME cremesin < ML cremesinum, ult. < Ar qirmiz: see carmine

adjective

  1. deep-red
  2. bloody

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become crimson

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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