Etymology
Origin of Chinese vermilion
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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The library’s woodwork, formerly a vivid cherry-red, has been toned down to a deep Chinese vermilion.
From Architectural Digest • May 5, 2015
He jazzed up the New Haven's freight cars with an eye-catching black, white and Chinese vermilion paint job.
From Time Magazine Archive
At her side a low stand of rubbed Chinese vermilion held her spilling yarns.
From The Three Black Pennys A Novel by Hergesheimer, Joseph
To add to these when needed, you should have in your box, pale and deep cadmium, Chinese vermilion, madder carmine, and purple madder.
From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh
Chinese vermilion and bright orange are colors which are most discernible in the grass and undergrowth.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton
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