vermilion
or ver·mil·lion
[ ver-mil-yuh n ]
/ vərˈmɪl yən /
noun
a brilliant scarlet red.
a bright-red, water-insoluble pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide, once obtained from cinnabar, now usually produced by the reaction of mercury and sulfur.
adjective
of the color vermilion.
verb (used with object)
to color with or as if with vermilion.
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1250–1300; Middle English vermilioun, vermillon < Anglo-French, Old French verm(e)illon, equivalent to vermeil vermeil + -on noun suffix
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vermilion
vermillion
/ (vəˈmɪljən) /
noun
- a bright red to reddish-orange colour
- (as adjective)a vermilion car
mercuric sulphide, esp when used as a bright red pigment; cinnabar
Word Origin for vermilion
C13: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil
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