crimson
adjective
deep purplish-red.
Example Sentences
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In perfect aesthetic juxtaposition, Gorey's costumes are funereal black, with ruby splashes in a proffered drink or a crimsoned pendant to accent the theme of Dracula's blood lust.
From Time Magazine Archive
Junior smirked, crimsoned under his tan, and refused to say.*
From Time Magazine Archive
He, crimsoned, breathless, pleased as if with a victory won, looked round: "Then don't worry yourself!" he said.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
Ercole, hearing her voice, peered at her with his crimsoned eyes, and then, breaking loose suddenly, he came and caught hold of her arm.
From The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson
Thus far the only evidences of his indulgence were an unusual sparkle of the eye, a crimsoned countenance and a bewildering flow of language.
From The Lash by Olin L. Lyman
