definition of
[crimson]

[1] #1 crimson s. [red, reddish, ruddy, blood-red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, ruby, ruby-red, scarlet] of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. wn

[2] #2 crimson s. [red, violent] characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode. wn

[3] #3 crimson n. [ruby, deep red] a deep and vivid red color. wn

[4] #4 crimson v. [blush, flush, redden] turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by". wn

[5] #5 crimson s. [red, reddened, red-faced, flushed] (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment". wn