crim|son

crim|son «KRIHM zuhn», adjective, noun, verb.

–adj.

1. deep-red: »

In her embarrassment she turned crimson.

2. sanguinary.

–n.

1. a deep red.

2. a crimson pigment or dye.

–v.t., v.i.

to make or become deep red in color: »

His face crimsoned with shame.

╂[< Italian cremesino < cremisi, variant of chermisi the color < Arabic qirmizī < qirmiz the kermes insect (from which a red dye was derived) < Sanskrit krmis worm. Compare etym. under carmine (Cf. ↑carmine), cramoisy (Cf. ↑cramoisy), kermes. (Cf. ↑kermes)]