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alizarin crimson

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noun

  1. a pigment used in painting, derived from anthraquinone and characterized by its red color and transparency.

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A sea of yellow—ocher, dandelion, goldenrod—seems to support a single tree backed by a dark vacuum, but as our eyes adjust, we realize a barn in deepest alizarin crimson dominates the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Craig was grateful for the color alizarin crimson.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2010

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