crimson
Other forms: crimsoned; crimsoning; crimsons; crimsonly
Crimson is a deep, vivid shade of red. You could describe flowers, blood, or blushing cheeks as crimson.
The ruby red color crimson shows up brilliantly in nature, in the form of flowers, birds, and insects. In fact, it was an insect that led to the word crimson in the first place; an insect called kermes was used for centuries to make a deep red dye, which was called cremesin in Old Spanish and eventually became crimson.
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a deep and vivid red color
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of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum; resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
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turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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characterized by violence or bloodshed
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