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Definition of Vermilion

Vermilion
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. 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. 2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
Vermilion
Vermilion Ver*mil"ion, v. t. To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.

Meaning of Vermilion from wikipedia

- Vermilion (sometimes vermillion) is a color family and pigment most often used between antiquity and the 19th century from the powdered mineral cinnabar...
- The Vermilion Bird (Chinese: 朱雀; pinyin: Zhūquè) is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five elemental...
- Lake Vermilion or Vermilion Lake may refer to: Canada Vermilion Lakes, a series of lakes in Alberta, Canada Vermilion Lake (Sudbury), a lake near Sudbury...
- Vermilion County or Vermillion County is the name of several counties in the United States: Vermilion County, Illinois Vermillion County, Indiana Vermilion...
- "Vermilion" is a song by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released as the second single from their third album, Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)...
- The Vermilion Cliffs are the second "step" up in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau, in northern Arizona and southern Utah in the southwestern...
- The vermilion border (sometimes spelled vermillion border), also called margin or zone, is the normally sharp demarcation between the lip and the adjacent...
- Look up vermilion, vermillion, or vermillon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vermilion is a red pigment and color. Vermilion, Vermillion, or Vermillon...
- The vermilion cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found in Colombia...
- and Australia. Vermilion is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Vermilion began in 1994 as Vermilion Resources Ltd,...