cramoisy
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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
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Her great keirle, which was of cramoisy stitched with Cyprian gold, and covered her from head to foot, for it was an ample cloak.
From Flemish Legends by Charles de Coster
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 Ruth Putnam
"In Baudas they weave many different kinds of silk stuffs and gold brocades, such as nasich, and nac, and cramoisy, and many other beautiful tissue richly wrought with figures of beasts and birds."
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule
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 Ruth Putnam
They weave the finest and handsomest carpets in the world, and also a great quantity of fine and rich silks of cramoisy and other colours, and plenty of other stuffs.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
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