vermilion

Meanings

Plural: vermilions

Noun

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
A bright orange-red colour.
A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
The kermes or cochineal insect.
The cochineal dye made from this insect.

Verb

color vermilion
To color or paint vermilion.

Adjective Satellite

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Adj

Having a brilliant red colour.
Having the color of the vermilion dye.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English vermelioun, vermyloun, vermylon, vermilun, from Old French vermeillon (“vermilion”), from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.

Synonyms

Chinese-red, cinnabar, orange red, scarlet, sindoor, vermillion

Scrabble Score: 14

vermilion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vermilion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 18

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