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Definition of Crimsons

1. crimson [v] - See also: crimson

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crimsons

Literary usage of Crimsons

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"The true lacea is an Armenian gum, used in the dyeing of crimsons, and afterwards (grown artificial) employed by painters."—Cot. And see LACKER. ..."

2. The Dyer's Instructor: Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of by David Smith (1860)
"Various shades of crimsons and Pinks may be dyed in the following manner:— First Spirit at about 6° Twaddell, and then enter the Peachwood in quantity ..."

3. One Hundred Best American Poems by John Raymond Howard (1905)
"... Deeper than that her careless girlhood wore; And her cheek crimsons with the hue that tells The rich, fair fruit is ripened to the core. ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on Dyeing and Calico-printing; Including the Latest by Edward Andrew Parnell, Robert Macfarlane (1860)
"... of Indigo—Yellow with Chrome—With the Sulphuret of Cadmium— With Weld—Scarlet—Flesh-color— Crimson—Violets—Puces—crimsons with Brazil-wood—Pinks, Roses, ..."

5. The Manual of Colours and Dye Wares: Their Properties, Applications by John William Slater (1870)
"The white qualities are used in dyeing scarlets, crimsons, and other cochineal colours, upon wool and worsted, as well as a variety of other colours. ..."

6. The Canadian Birthday Book: With Poetical Selections for Every Day in the Year by Susie Frances Harrison, Seranus (1887)
"... genial-hearted Spring, Whose breath gives odour to the violet, crimsons the wild rose, tints the blackbird's wing, Unfolds the buttercup. ..."

7. The dyer's instructer: Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of by David Smith (1876)
"Various shades of crimsons and Pinks may be dyed in the following manner:— First Spirit at about 6' Twaddell, and then enter the Peachwood in quantity ..."

8. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"The true lacea is an Armenian gum, used in the dyeing of crimsons, and afterwards (grown artificial) employed by painters."—Cot. And see LACKER. ..."

9. The Dyer's Instructor: Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of by David Smith (1860)
"Various shades of crimsons and Pinks may be dyed in the following manner:— First Spirit at about 6° Twaddell, and then enter the Peachwood in quantity ..."

10. One Hundred Best American Poems by John Raymond Howard (1905)
"... Deeper than that her careless girlhood wore; And her cheek crimsons with the hue that tells The rich, fair fruit is ripened to the core. ..."

11. A Practical Treatise on Dyeing and Calico-printing; Including the Latest by Edward Andrew Parnell, Robert Macfarlane (1860)
"... of Indigo—Yellow with Chrome—With the Sulphuret of Cadmium— With Weld—Scarlet—Flesh-color— Crimson—Violets—Puces—crimsons with Brazil-wood—Pinks, Roses, ..."

12. The Manual of Colours and Dye Wares: Their Properties, Applications by John William Slater (1870)
"The white qualities are used in dyeing scarlets, crimsons, and other cochineal colours, upon wool and worsted, as well as a variety of other colours. ..."

13. The Canadian Birthday Book: With Poetical Selections for Every Day in the Year by Susie Frances Harrison, Seranus (1887)
"... genial-hearted Spring, Whose breath gives odour to the violet, crimsons the wild rose, tints the blackbird's wing, Unfolds the buttercup. ..."

14. The dyer's instructer: Comprising Practical Instructions in the Art of by David Smith (1876)
"Various shades of crimsons and Pinks may be dyed in the following manner:— First Spirit at about 6' Twaddell, and then enter the Peachwood in quantity ..."

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