A rich crimson or deep red fabric or color, often used in heraldry and medieval textiles.
From Old French cramoisi, from Arabic qirmiz meaning 'crimson dye' (from the kermes insect); entered English through Norman French.
This word is a linguistic time-travel to when 'crimson' dye came from crushing tiny insects—the word cramoisie reminds us that luxury colors were once made from bugs!
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