CRAMOISY


Meaning of CRAMOISY in English

/kram"oy zee, -euh zee/ , Archaic.

adj.

1. crimson.

n.

2. crimson cloth.

Also, cramoisie .

[ 1375-1425; cramoisi, earlier crameisi carmesí qirmizi, equiv. to qirmiz KERMES + -i- suffix of appurtenance; r. late ME cremesye cremisi ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .