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Vermilion Common

Vermilion has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

2

A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

Verb
1

color vermilion

2

To color or paint vermilion.

Adjective
1

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

2

Having a brilliant red colour.

See Also
pigment worn red married appendix:colors vermeil dye minium
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
red redden

Origin

The word comes from the Latin vermiculus, meaning "little worm." It originally referred to a red dye made from a specific type of scale insect called Kermes vermilio.

Rhyming Words
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