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vermilion definition

ver·mil·ion (vər mil′yən)

noun

    1. bright-red mercuric sulfide, used as a pigment
    2. any of several other red pigments resembling this
  2. a bright red or scarlet

Etymology: ME < OFr vermillon < vermeil, bright-red: see vermeil

adjective

of the color vermilion

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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