"Cramoisy" Quotes from Famous Books
... legs a-dancing at thy wedding, though I promise not a galliardo [a dance wherein high leaps were taken, requiring great agility]. My word on't, it shall be a jovial sight! Hast seen the tailor touching thine attire? Purple satin, or cramoisie?" [Crimson velvet.] ... — Robin Tremain - A Story of the Marian Persecution • Emily Sarah Holt |