VERMILION


Meaning of VERMILION in English

n.

Variant: also ver · mil · lion

Pronunciation: v ə r- ' mil-y ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English vermilioun, from Anglo-French vermeilloun, from vermeil, adjective, bright red, vermilion, from Late Latin vermiculus kermes, from Latin, little worm

Date: 13th century

1 : a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide broadly : any of various red pigments

2 : a vivid reddish orange

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