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vermilion
(vər mil′yən)
noun
- bright-red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment
- any of several other red pigments resembling this
- a bright red or scarlet
Origin: ME < OFr vermillon < vermeil, bright-red: see vermeil
adjective
of the color vermilion
See vermilion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ver·mil·lion
noun- A bright red mercuric sulfide used as a pigment.
- A vivid red to reddish orange. Also called Chinese red, cinnabar.
Of a vivid red to reddish orange.
transitive verb ver·mil·ioned also ver·mil·lioned, ver·mil·ion·ing also ver·mil·lion·ing, ver·mil·ions also ver·mil·lions To color or dye (something) in the hue vermilion.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English vermelion
Origin: , from Old French vermeillon
Origin: , from vermeil; see vermeil
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