VERMILION


Meaning of VERMILION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ vəˈmɪljən ]

n. & adj. --n. 1 cinnabar. 2 a a brilliant red pigment made by grinding this or artificially. b the colour of this. --adj. of this colour. [ME f. OF vermeillon f. vermeil f. L vermiculus dimin. of vermis worm]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.