cramoisy
[
kram
-oi-zee, -
uh
-zee]
/ˈkræm ɔɪ zi, -ə zi/
adjective
1.
crimson
.
noun
2.
crimson
cloth.
Also,
cramoisie
.
Origin
1375-1425;
<
French
cramoisi,
earlier
crameisi
<
Spanish
carmesí
<
Arabic
qirmizī,
equivalent to
qirmiz
kermes
+
-ī-
suffix of appurtenance; replacing
late Middle English
cremesye
<
Italian
cremisi
<
Arabic,
as above
British Dictionary definitions for
cramoisy
cramoisy
/
ˈkræmɔɪzɪ;
-əzɪ
/
adjective
1.
of a crimson colour
noun
2.
crimson cloth
Word Origin
C15: from Old French
cramoisi,
from Arabic
qirmizī
red obtained from kermes; see
crimson
,
kermes