vermilion
noun
- bright-red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment
- any of several other red pigments resembling this
- a bright red or scarlet
adjective
of the color vermilion
See vermilion in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also ver·mil·lion (vər-mĭlˈyən)
noun- A bright red mercuric sulfide used as a pigment.
- A vivid red to reddish orange. Also called Chinese red, cinnabar.
adjective 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.
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