cramoisie
1 of 2noun
cram·oi·sie
variants or cramoisy
ˈkraməzē,
krəˈmȯi-,
ˈkraˌmȯi-
plural cramoisies
: crimson cloth
cramoisie
2 of 2adjective
variants or cramoisy
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: crimson
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English cremesye, crammasy, from Middle French cremosi, cramoisi, adjective
Adjective
Middle English crymysy, cramysse, from Middle French cremosi, cramoisi, from Arabic qirmizīred of the kermes