vermilion
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- noun
- /vərˈmɪl.jən/
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vermilion
- The artist chose a rich vermilion for the sunset in her painting.
- vermilion snapper
- vermilion border
Flaming red blush was fashionable, created using dangerous poisonous minerals like Vermilion derived from mercuric sulphide.
- Flaming red blush was fashionable, created using dangerous poisonous minerals like Vermilion derived from mercuric sulphide.
Examples
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His glance moved to linger upon the vermilion mark on my cheek.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The egg was blue and its contents worked in cheerful vermilion, each line as delicate as thread."
Fiction book (1994) -
And finally, the front door turned brilliant "Vermilion," her mother called it.
Fiction book (1998) -
Today, they range in color from bright orange, yellow, and vermilion to soft shades of pink.
Academic text (2001) -
Her lipstick leaves a vermilion crust on the edge of her glass.
Fiction book (1993) -
That's when the colors of the clouds change from purple and vermilion to red, orange, and yellow.
Academic text (2009) -
One of them holds a vermilion scarf; it rises and shakes itself against the wind.
Fiction book (1991) -
With each new color, the world changes dramatically, from flaming vermilion to violet to rose or to azure.
Academic text (1995) -
Her knobbed and gnarled hands smooth a piece of vermilion silk dotted with golden flowers.
Fiction book (1997) -
Oil-bright birds with lucent vermilion feathers and fierce little beaks harbor rows of teeth like amber glass.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.0
A strong color like blood or tomatoes
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3.4
A deep red color with a little purple
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1.0
A very strong red colour that is easy to see
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1.0
A deep bright red color like ripe cherries
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2.0
A deep red like the color of blood
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2.7
A bright red color with a slight orange tinge
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3.4
A deep bright red color like a ruby
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1.0
A very bright red color like fresh raspberries
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1.6
A bright, deep red like ripe cherries
A bright red color with an orange tone
A bright red color with a strong orange tone
A red color that looks partly orange
An orange color that looks more red than yellow
A color like orange with a little red
A red color with a pink or orange tone like coral
Having a deep red color like cherries or blood
A red color with a little purple in it
A red color with a touch of purple
A deep warm red with a slight brown tone
How Red
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vermilion comes from the Latin vermiculus, which means 'little worm', because a strong red dye long ago came from tiny insects. So a vermilion is a bright red or scarlet color, sometimes with an orange touch.