Vermilion

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  • noun. A vivid red to reddish orange.
  • noun. undefined
  • adjective. Of a vivid red to reddish orange.
  • transitive verb. To color or dye (something) in the hue vermilion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To color with or as with vermilion; dye red; cover or suffuse with a bright red.
  • noun. The kermes- or cochineal-insect; also, the product of cochineal; worm-dye.
  • noun. The red sulphid of mercury, or the mineral cinnabar, occurring in nature of a red-brown to a carmine-red color; also, a pigment formerly made by grinding selected pieces of native cinnabar, but now made artificially.
  • noun. A color such as that of the above pigment; a beautiful brilliant red color.
  • noun. A cotton cloth dyed with vermilion.
  • noun. Same as vermeil, 4.
  • Of the color of vermilion; of the brilliant pure-red color common in the bloom of the single scarlet geranium: as, a vermilion dye.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
  • noun. A vivid red or slightly orange colour.
  • noun. A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
  • noun. A red skin of the lip or its border with the skin of the face.
  • adjective. Having a brilliant red colour.
  • adjective. Having the color of the vermilion dye.
  • verb. To color or paint vermilion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. color vermilion
  • noun. a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  • adjective. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  • Word Usage
    "By other means it can be prepared as a brilliant red powder known as vermilion, which is used as a pigment in fine paints."
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    chromatic  
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    red  redden  redness  
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