vermilion

5 definitions found

vermilion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, v. t.
     To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red;
     to cover with a delicate red.
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  Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, n. [F. vermillon. See Vermeil.]
     1. (Chem.) A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric
        sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or
        artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in
        coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.
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     Note: The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or
           scarlet. It was formerly known as the worm dye,
           vermiculus, or vermiculum, and the cloth was called
           vermiculatia. Hence came the French vermeil for any red
           dye, and hence the modern name vermilion, although the
           substance it denotes is very different from the kermes,
           being a compound of mercury and sulphur. --R. Hunt.
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     2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and
        brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
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vermilion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  vermilion
      adj 1: of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: vermilion,
             vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red]
      n 1: a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
           orange tinge [syn: scarlet, vermilion, orange red]
      v 1: color vermilion

vermilion - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Vermilion, IL (village, FIPS 77551)
    Location: 39.57973 N, 87.58743 W
    Population (1990): 283 (110 housing units)
    Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Vermilion, OH (city, FIPS 79716)
    Location: 41.41197 N, 82.31823 W
    Population (1990): 11127 (4367 housing units)
    Area: 27.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 44089

vermilion - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "vermilion":
     Titian, Titian-red, bricky, cardinal, carmine, carnation,
     carnelian, cerise, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson,
     damask, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red,
     flaming, glowing, gules, henna, hot, incarmined, incarnadine,
     inflame, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky,
     lateritious, lipstick, lobster-red, lurid, madder, maroon, miniate,
     port-wine, puce, red, red-dyed, red-ink, red-looking, redden,
     reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, rouge, rubicund,
     rubify, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored,
     ruby-red, ruddied, ruddle, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust,
     rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, vinaceous, warm, wine,
     wine-colored, wine-red