carmusinus

carmusinus [Ar. qirmazī] , cramoisy, crimson (cloth). 1432 capa de rubeo cramaceno Reg. Glasg. 333; 1432 major in velveto de †crimismo [l. crimisino] electissimo (J. Carpenter) MGL III 458; 1438 cum v capis ‥ de panno de tissu de rubeo crimisino velluto vellutato (Ch. Ducis Glouc.) Amund. II 189; 1441 ut recipias a galea Florentina pannum quendam album ‥ in colorem luteum crimesinum ‥ in Florencia tingendum Bekynton I 230; 1493 mutatorium de cramaseto panni aurei rubei coloris (Invent.) Bannatyne Misc. II 22; 1494 baldachinum ‥ habens pendalia de ~o Conc. III 638; c1550 dalmatica ex holoserico crammosii Reg. Aberd. II 251.