cramoisy

or cram·oi·sie

[ kram-oi-zee, -uh-zee ]

adjective
noun
  1. crimson cloth.

Origin of cramoisy

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; Middle English, from Middle French cramoisi, earlier crameisi, from Spanish carmesí, from Arabic qirmizī, equivalent to qirmiz + 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

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British Dictionary definitions for cramoisy

cramoisy

adjective
  1. of a crimson colour

noun
  1. crimson cloth

Origin of cramoisy

1
C15: from Old French cramoisi, from Arabic qirmizī red obtained from kermes; see crimson, kermes

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