Sekirov Dictionary

vermilion

UK /vəˈmɪl.jən/US /vɚˈmɪl.jən/

noun 6
adjective 2
verb 1
forms 5

noun6

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A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
- Fanny was very pretty; her eyes were dark and brilliant, her teeth were like little pearls; her mouth was almost as red as Mademoiselle Caracoline’s when the latter had put on her vermilion. — 1848
A bright orange-red colour.
A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
(no longer used) The cochineal dye made from this insect.
(no longer used) The kermes or cochineal insect.

adjective2

Having a brilliant red colour.
Having the color of the vermilion dye.

verb1

To color or paint vermilion.

forms

vermilioned · vermilioning · vermilions · more vermilion · most vermilion

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