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Encyclopedia > Crimson (disambiguation)

In addition, Crimson is a title of several albums: Crimson is a deep red color tinged with blue; however the name is also used for red colors in general. ... Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... The Harvard Crimson, of Harvard University, is the United States oldest continuously published daily college newspaper. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... War Plan Red was a theoretical military document outlining a possible war between the United States and the British Empire (the Red forces). ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ...


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Crimson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (490 words)
Crimson, or crimson Lake, or carmine is sometimes the names given to the dye made from the dried bodies of the female cochineals although it is more common to call the pigment "cochineal" after the insect from which it is made.
Carmine is an aluminium and calcium salt of carminic acid and carmine lake is an aluminium or aluminum-tin lake of cochineal extract, whereas Crimson lake is prepared by striking down an infusion of cochineal with a 5 percent solution of alum and cream of tartar.
Crimson is the school color of several universities, including Harvard University, the University of Alabama, and Washington State University.
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