crimson
IPA: krˈɪmzʌn
noun
- A deep, slightly bluish red.
verb
- (intransitive) To become crimson or deep red; to blush.
- (transitive) To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
adjective
- Having a deep red colour.
- Immodest.
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Examples of "crimson" in Sentences
- We'll fight and sail and blaze our trail in crimson through the stars.
- She sat on chairs cushioned in crimson and purple velvet, as well as red cloth of gold, and satin.
- And all around the script paraded nymphs and satyrs, tigers and olifants in crimson, rose, and violet.
- Hoofbeats sounded the entry of stallions, astride which young men in crimson costumes performed daredevil stunts.
- His decision didn't come until signing day, and even then he hadn't cleared the final roadblock to play in crimson and cream.
- Eurydice lay on the ground, gasping for breath, blood pumping from her body in crimson fountains, a flechette buried deep in her chest.
- I moved briskly toward the Emperor's tower, striding through the corridor toward his private lift, the entrance to which was flanked by two Imperial Guards in crimson robes.
- And here the conquered men of Ind, swarthy horsemen and sword wielders, fiercely barbaric, blazing in crimson and scarlet, Sikhs, Rajputs, Burmese, province by province, and caste by caste.
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