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crimson
What does crimson mean?
crimson (noun): a deep, slightly bluish red.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use crimson in a sentence?
How do you pronounce crimson?
/ˈkɹɪmzən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does crimson come from?
Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “crimson” mean?
a small amount of something
Not quite: that's what bit means.
a person who owns something
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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a deep, slightly bluish red
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