Crimson

/ˈkɹɪmzən/ · noun

Meaning

A deep, slightly bluish red..

Definitions by Sense

1. A deep, slightly bluish red.
2. Having a deep red colour.
3. Immodest.
4. (intransitive) To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
5. (transitive) To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.

Example Sentences

To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson.

Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.

1885, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “The Ring” in The Poetical Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, New York and Boston: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., Volume 2, p. 662, Father. Why do you look so gravely at the tower? Miram. I never saw it yet so all ablaze With creepers crimsoning to the pinnacles,

Eugenie's quick apprehensions seized the foul thought. Her eyes flashed—her cheek crimsoned.

Gerty MacDowell bent down her head and crimsoned at the idea of Cissy saying an unladylike thing like that out loud she'd be ashamed of her life to say, flushing a deep rosy red, and Edy Boardman said she was sure the gentleman opposite heard what she said. But not a pin cared Ciss.

Here didst thou fall; and here thy hunters stand, Sign’d in thy spoil, and crimson’d in thy lethe.

Her face was crimsoned over, and she exclaimed, in a voice of the greatest emotion, “Good God! Willoughby, what is the meaning of this? […]”

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• crimsons
• more crimson
• most crimson
• crimsoning
• crimsoned

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