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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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.
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
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 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
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.
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