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characterized by violence or bloodshed
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adjective
characterized by violence or bloodshed
“{'source': 'Andrea Parke', 'text': 'writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days'}”
adjective
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
adjective
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
“crimson with fury”
noun
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
noun
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
noun
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
“the company operated at a loss last year”
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{'source': 'Andrea Parke', 'text': 'writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days'}
{'source': 'Thomas Gray', 'text': "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"}
{'source': 'Hudson Strode', 'text': 'convulsed with red rage'}
crimson with fury
turned red from exertion
with puffy reddened eyes
red-faced and violent
flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment
the company operated at a loss last year
the company operated in the red last year
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