VERMILION

Vermilion

Vermilion is a brilliant red or scarlet pigment originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar, and is also the name of the resulting color. It was widely used in the art and decoration of Ancient Rome, in the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, in the paintings of the Renaissance, and in the art and lacquerware of China, where it is often called "Chinese Red".

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vermilion

Noun

  1. A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
  2. A vivid red or slightly orange colour.
  3. A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
  4. A red skin of the lip or its border with the skin of the face.

Verb

  1. To color or paint vermilion.

Adjective

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


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