Meanings
nouncrimson lake (countable and uncountable, plural crimson lakes)
plural crimson lakes
- countableuncountableartThe pigment carmine.
These locomotives, which were finished in crimson lake livery with gold lining and lettering, were not considered very satisfactory, for their gearless motors, with armatures mounted directly on the axles, set up considerable vibration.
1950 September, “Central London Railway Jubilee”, in Railway Magazine, page 620
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