alizarin crimson
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- noun
- /əˈlɪzərɪn ˈkrɪmzən/
- Specialized
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carmesí de alizarina
- Your skirt is cotton, dark red—alizarin crimson mixed with black; your shirt is white, the same cut and size as mine, though you Wr.tr
- alizarin crimson, ultramarine
- alizarin crimson, cadmium
- red—alizarin crimson
Examples
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For the landscape, he chose alizarin crimson as the primary color for the sunset.
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This is Alizarin Crimson, but it's not quite red red.
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This is Alizarin Crimson, but it's not quite red red.
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The artist used alizarin crimson to create vibrant reds in her painting.
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She mixed alizarin crimson with yellow to achieve a beautiful shade of orange.
Synonyms
A bright red dye that colors wool and other fabrics
How Red
Surface Forms
Morphology
Both constituents are semantically transparent—'alizarin' names a substance used for red dyes/pigments and 'crimson' names a deep red hue—so the compound is interpretable as a crimson pigment or dye made from alizarin. This follows common noun+noun color/pigment naming conventions, so a learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Alizarin crimson comes from an old red dye called alizarin, made by boiling the roots of the madder plant to make a rich red color. Crimson means 'deep red', so the name tells you it is a strong red used for dyeing and painting.