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CRIMSONS
Noun
crimsons
plural of crimson
Verb
crimsons
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crimson
Source: Wiktionary
CRIMSON
Crim"son (krm"z'n), n. Etym: [OE. crimson, OF. crimoisin, F. cramoisi (cf. Sp. carmesi.) LL. carmesinus, fr. Ar. qermazi, fr. qermez crimson, kermes, fr. Skr. k produced by a worm; k worm or insect + jan to generate; akin to E. kin. CF. Carmine, Kermes.]
Definition: A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in general. Theugh jour be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Is. i. 18. A maid jet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty. Shak.
Crim"son, a.
Definition: Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red. "A crimson tide." Mrs. Hemans. The blushing poppy with a crimson hue. Prior.
Crim"son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crimsoned (-z'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Crimsoning.]
Definition: To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe. Shak.
Crim"son, b. t.
Definition: To become crimson; to blush. Ancient towers . . . beginning to crimson with the radiant luster of a cloudless July morning. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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