VERMILLION
\vɜːmˈɪli͡ən], \vɜːmˈɪliən], \v_ɜː_m_ˈɪ_l_iə_n]\
Definitions of VERMILLION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n. [French] Originally the cochineal, considered to be a worm; —a native red sulphuret of mercury ; cinnabar ; also, a prepared sulphide of mercury in the form of a fine powder of a blight red colour;—any beautiful red colour.
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n. [French] To dye red; to cover with a delicate red
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