cramoisy

American  

[kram-oi-zee, -uh-zee] / ˈkræm ɔɪ zi, -ə zi /

Or cramoisie

adjective

1. crimson.

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noun

1. crimson cloth.

cramoisy British  

/ -əzɪ, ˈkræmɔɪzɪ /

adjective

1. of a crimson colour

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noun

1. crimson cloth

Etymology

Origin of cramoisy

First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English, from Middle French cramoisi, earlier crameisi, from Spanish carmesí, from Arabic qirmizī, equivalent to qirmiz + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; replacing late Middle English cremesye, from Italian cremisino or Medieval Latin cremesīnus, from Arabic, as above; see origin at kermes; see also carmine, crimson ( def. )

Example Sentences

Le fond de velours cramoisy, brod� de fleurs et de fil d'or, garni � l'entour de verre d'une roze f�te de fil d'or trait.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

Mons., the chancellor, clad in velvet over velvet cramoisy, first pronounced a discourse in beautiful Latin as a response to what had been said by the seigneur of Mayence.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth

MS. l'archiduc don Fernande, habill� d'une robbe de drapt d'or fourr�e de martres et ung pr�point de satin cramoisy, � une chayne d'or au col, y pendant la thoison.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.

The emperor wore a rich robe of cloth of gold of cramoisy, and his son was in a robe of green damask.

From Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477 by Putnam, Ruth

L'empereur moderne, habill� d'une robbe de velours cramoisy, doubl� de satin noir, � ung s�on de drapt d'or et ung pr�point de velours gris pourtant le colier de la thoison.

From The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria by Tremayne, Eleanor E.