Definition of crimson
:any of several deep purplish reds
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Her head-to-toe crimson red look is giving us major ? vibes.
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Jeff Faughender/CJ MANUAL (0-1) AT FERN CREEK (1-0) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Storyline: Crimsons have won seven straight in series, including 14-0 last year.
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The cube, which is painted a deep crimson, is suspended 3-4 feet off the ground.
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The crimson pout just around the corner from this North Beach spot is the only thing more photogenic than their sweet potato tacos.
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As the season progresses, the tundra turns crimson and acres of summer wildflowers give way to fall blueberries, low-bush cranberries and crowberries.
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The Seahawks called pass plays on 52.3% of their snaps in the crimson last year.
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In true '90s fashion, Sauer had her bridesmaids dressed in crimson column gowns made of drapelike material, featuring off-the-shoulder, white lace trim.
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Makeup was minimal and oh so Parisienne: a bare face and swipe of crimson lipstick did the trick for certain scene stealers, while others opted for a set of naturally windblown waves, brought to you by a fresh gust off the Seine.
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Origin and Etymology of crimson
Middle English crimisin, from Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz kermes
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Coat your tips in a bright crimson polish like Essie's A List.
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And the narrative is haunted by images that live long in the mind, not least a crimson tide of dead red snapper flushed from the roiling depths.
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After being harvested, chili peppers are sun-dried until the long, tapering pods, some five or six inches in length, turn a rich, ruddy crimson color and take on a smooth, leathery sheen.
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After a large rotted portion of the rare dragon blood tree — so named for its crimson red sap — split and toppled in June, a city forester recommended its removal.
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There are two matching armchairs and a 1950s Gio Ponti glass-and-wood coffee table, holding two vases, one filled with crimson peonies, the other blue hydrangeas.
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There are two matching armchairs and a 1950s Gio Ponti glass-and-wood coffee table, holding two vases, one filled with crimson peonies, the other blue hydrangeas.
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Here are seven crimson bras that pass the T-shirt test.
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The pōhutukawa, a species of myrtle that erupts with fiery crimson flowers during warm weather, is one of New Zealand’s most iconic trees.
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Origin and Etymology of crimson
Definition of crimson
transitive verb
:to make crimson
intransitive verb
:to become crimson;
especially
:blush
Examples of crimson in a Sentence
he crimsoned the minute he realized the foolishness of what he'd said
Origin and Etymology of crimson
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