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Chinese vermilion

noun

pimento (def. 3).
vermilion (def. 2).

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Origin of Chinese vermilion

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Chinese vermilion

Chinese tag, Chinese tallow tree, Chinese tour, Chinese trumpet creeper, Chinese Turkestan, Chinese vermilion, Chinese Wall, Chinese water deer, Chinese watermelon, Chinese water torture, Chinese wax
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