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Definition of crimson adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crimson

adjective
 
/ˈkrɪmzn/
 
/ˈkrɪmzn/
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  1. dark red in colour
    • She went crimson (= her face became very red because she was embarrassed).
    Extra Examples
    • He turned bright crimson.
    • She was crimson with rage.
    • a beautiful deep crimson colour
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesin, based on Arabic qirmizī, from qirmiz. Compare with carmine.
See crimson in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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