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

The duchess carried her grandchild to the font,—a font draped with cramoisy velvet.

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

Each gentleman escorted a dame wearing a coat of satin cramoisy over a fur-edged round skirt � la Portuguaise.

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

Ung aultre tableau de la pourtraiture, de feu monseigneur de Savoie, habill� d'une robbe de velours cramoisy.

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

Feue Madame Ysabeau de Portugal, habill�e d'une robbe de satin verd, doubl� de damas cramoisy, sainte d'une large sainture blanche.

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