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carmusinus

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Searchable Lemmata: carmusinus (L).
Alternate Forms: carmusino, cramaceno, crimismo, crimisino, crimesinum.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) Textile; crimson cloth.(circa 1432 - circa 1450 ?)
1. capa de rubeo cramaceno [DMLBS Reg. Glasg. (333b) 1432]
2. cum v capis ... de panno de tissu de rubeo crimisino velluto vellutato (Ch. Ducis Glouc.) Accounts. [DMLBS AMUND. (II 189 b) 1438]
3. ut recipias a galea Florentina pannum quendam album ... in colorem luteum crimesinum in Florencia tingendum Other. [DMLBS BEKYNTON (I 230) 1441]
c.f.: crimson
L.
Sex: N/A    Use: n/a    Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Speculative, Ultimately from Arabic qirmazi. Cf. cramoisy.
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