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Meanings of crimson in English

Russian
багряный
Portuguese
carmesim
Catalan
carmesí
Spanish
carmesín
Wikidata

Strong, bright, deep reddish purple color.

          Related terms
          багряный
          Portuguese
          corar
          Catalan
          ruboritzar-se
          Spanish
          enrojecer

          Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame.

                corar
                Portuguese
                carmim
                Catalan
                carmesí

                A deep and vivid red color.

                      carmim

                      Of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies.

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                          Usage of crimson in English
                          1
                          The light gleamed crimson in the wine; it glowed like liquid fire.
                          The Bars of Iron
                          2
                          The sun rose in the low-lying mists; it transfused them with crimson.
                          Flamsted quarries
                          3
                          Scarlet for geranium; a larger portion of the scarlet with the crimson.
                          The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling
                          4
                          The dark was coming fast; a crimson sunset was reddening the river.
                          The Firefly of France
                          5
                          And then the sunset ahead-thatgold and crimson hole in the sky.
                          Angel Island
                          6
                          Two sullen crimson discs glowed in the black arch of the tunnel.
                          A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus
                          7
                          But the square itself lay empty in the crimson noon of Wolf.
                          The Door Through Space
                          8
                          He drew back, staring in astonishment at the crimson in her face.
                          The Crisis — Volume 06
                          9
                          His face flushed crimson; his words were choked in his throbbing throat.
                          Under Two Flags
                          10
                          Lumps of crimson meat clung to the arrowhead as it came free.
                          Brisingr
                          11
                          BESIDE the minister and myself, nothing human moved in the crimson woods.
                          To Have and to Hold
                          12
                          The throat is emerald-green, with a patch of crimson in the centre.
                          The Western World / Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural H...
                          13
                          There were the clouds; but their crimson and purple glories had faded.
                          Christie Redfern's Troubles
                          14
                          It sped on ahead of them, a crimson wedge lighting their way.
                          Lord of Light
                          15
                          No brake light glowed crimson now, no exhaust fouled the clear air.
                          The Sandman Book of Dreams
                          16
                          The sky wore the strange crimson of the past year at Weyanoke.
                          To Have and to Hold
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                          Translations for crimson
                          Crimson through the time
                          Crimson across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Rare