Vermeil Definition
vûrməl, -māl
noun
The color vermilion.
Webster's New World
Gilded or gold-colored copper, bronze, or silver.
Webster's New World
adjective
Vermilion.
Webster's New World
Bright red in color.
American Heritage
Origin of Vermeil
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Middle English vermail from Old French vermeil from Late Latin vermiculus a kind of red worm from Latin grub diminutive of vermis worm wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French vermeil (“vermilion"), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm"), from vermis (“worm"), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.
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