vermilion - Definition from the COLOURS topic - COLOURS AND SOUNDS

Topic: COLOURS

Date:	1200-1300
Language:	Old French
Origin:	vermeillon, from vermeil 'bright red', from Late Latin vermiculus type of insect from which red color is obtained, from Latin vermis 'worm'

vermilion
noun

ver‧mil‧ion , vermillion See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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[uncountable]

CC a very bright red colour

—vermilion adjective

Definition of vermilion from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
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