Definition of CRIMSON (adjective): dark purple-red in colour
(There is also a species of clover native to Europe called the crimson clover
Synonyms: deep red and ruby
Its hex code is #DC143C
In English, crimson is traditionally associated with the color of blood, and hence is associated with violence, courage and martyrdom
It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose
Crimson is also strongly associated with humility and atonement, and it is the liturgical color most strongly associated with Pentecost
The scarlet or crimson worm is of a family of insects that live on oak trees
If you go/turn crimson, your face becomes red because you are
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, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897
It should be noted that the colors crimson and scarlet are very deep, blackish-red, which is the color of blood
(Definition of crimson from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) This song title as well as the lyrics of this song refer to the message that is displayed on a gravestone
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