cramoisi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁa.mwa.zi/

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Adjective

cramoisi (feminine cramoisie, masculine plural cramoisis, feminine plural cramoisies)

1. crimson
   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     Charles devint cramoisi jusqu'aux oreilles.

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See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)

blanc	gris	noir
rouge; cramoisi, carmin	orange; brun, marron	jaune; crème
lime	vert	menthe
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard	azur, bleu ciel	bleu
violet, lilas; indigo	magenta; pourpre	rose

Further reading

• “cramoisi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012