Crimson vs Tart - What's the difference?
crimson | tart |
A deep, slightly bluish red.
* (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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.
to blush
* 1922 , (James Joyce), Chapter 13
To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.
* Shakespeare
Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
(of wine) high or too high in acidity.
(figuratively) Sharp; keen; severe.
A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.
(British, slang) A prostitute.
(British, slang, derogatory) By extension, any woman with loose sexual morals.
To practice prostitution
To practice promiscuous sex
To dress garishly, ostentatiously, whorish,or slutty
As nouns the difference between crimson and tart
is that crimson is a deep, slightly bluish red while tart is a type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie or tart can be (british|slang) a prostitute.As adjectives the difference between crimson and tart
is that crimson is having a deep red colour while tart is sharp to the taste; acid; sour.As verbs the difference between crimson and tart
is that crimson is to blush while tart is to practice prostitution.crimson
English
(wikipedia crimson)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia)- To my horror I perceived that the yellow blossoms were all dabbled with crimson .
Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* crimson lakeVerb
(en verb)- 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.
- Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe.
See also
*Anagrams
*tart
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tart, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- I ate a very tart apple.
- He gave me a very tart reply.