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Crimson vs Claret - What's the difference?

crimson | claret |

As nouns the difference between crimson and claret

is that crimson is a deep, slightly bluish red while claret is a dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.

As adjectives the difference between crimson and claret

is that crimson is having a deep red colour while claret is of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.

As a verb crimson

is to blush.

crimson

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia)
  • A deep, slightly bluish red.
  • * (Arthur Conan Doyle)
  • To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a deep red colour.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • *1950 , (Mervyn Peake),
  • *:Her crimson dress inflames grey corridors, or flaring in a sunshaft through high branches makes of the deep green shadows a greenness darker yet, and a darkness greener.
  • Having loose morals.
  • Derived terms

    * crimson lake

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to blush
  • * 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
  • Gerty MacDowell bent down her head and crimsoned at the idea of Cissy saying an unladylike thing like that out loud she'd be ashamed of her life to say, flushing a deep rosy red, and Edy Boardman said she was sure the gentleman opposite heard what she said. But not a pin cared Ciss.
  • To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe.

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    claret

    English

    (wikipedia claret)

    Noun

  • (chiefly, British) A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
  • A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
  • (colloquial) bloodhttp://thesaurus.com/browse/claret. Often used in a sporting context eg 'He spilt some claret'.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-02-14/phil-waugh-spills-some-claret/306330
  • Synonyms

    * traditional dry red (Australia)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.
  • Derived terms

    * claret cup * claret-coloured

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    References

    * Paper from the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia on generic wine terminology * Oxford Companion to Wine – Claret

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