cramoisie

Variant of cramoisy

cramoisy definition

cram·oisy or cramoisie cram′·oi·sie (kram′o̵i zē′, kram′ə zē)

adjective

Archaic crimson

Etymology: Fr cramoisi < It cremesi < Ar qirmizī, scarlet-hued: see carmine

noun

Archaic crimson cloth

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