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Definition vermilion

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Noun

vermilion (countable and uncountable, plural vermilions)

  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. The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
  5. (obsolete) The kermes or cochineal insect.
  6. (obsolete) The cochineal dye made from this insect.

Adjective

vermilion (comparative more vermilion, superlative most vermilion)

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

Verb

vermilion (third-person singular simple present vermilions, present participle vermilioning, simple past and past participle vermilioned)

  1. (transitive) To color or paint vermilion.

Results 203 Words with the letters VERMILION

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ENVOI 10
ERVIL 10
LEMON 10
LEVIN 11
LIMEN 10
LIVEN 11
LIVER 10
LIVRE 10
LOVER 10
MELON 10
MOVER 12
MOVIE 12
NOVEL 11
OLIVE 10
OVINE 10
RIVEN 10
ROVEN 10
VENOM 13
VILER 10
VIMEN 13
VOILE 10
VOMER 12
4 letter words with the letters VERMILION 
EMIR 7
ENOL 6
EVIL 9
INRO 5
IRON 5
LENO 6
LEVO 9
LIEN 6
LIER 5
LIME 8
LIMN 9
LIMO 8
LINE 6
LINO 6
LION 6
LIRE 5
LIRI 5
LIVE 9
LOIN 6
LONE 6
LORE 5
LORN 6
LOVE 9
MENO 8
MERL 8
MIEN 8
MILE 8
MILO 8
MINE 8
MINI 8
MIRE 7
MIRI 7
MOIL 8
MOLE 8
MORE 7
MORN 8
MOVE 11
NEVI 9
NOEL 6
NOIL 6
NOIR 5
NOME 8
NORI 5
NORM 8
OMEN 8
OMER 7
ORLE 5
OVEN 9
OVER 8
REIN 5
RIEL 5
RILE 5
RIME 7
RIVE 8
ROIL 5
ROLE 5
ROVE 8
VEIL 9
VEIN 9
VIER 8
VILE 9
VINE 9
VINO 9
VIOL 9
VIRL 9
VOLE 9
3 letter words with the letters VERMILION 
ELM 7
EON 4
ERN 4
ION 4
IRE 3
LEI 4
LEV 8
LIE 4
LIN 5
MEL 7
MEN 7
MIL 7
MIR 6
MOL 7
MON 7
MOR 6
NIL 5
NIM 7
NOM 7
NOR 4
OIL 4
OLE 4
ONE 4
ORE 3
REI 3
REM 6
REV 7
RIM 6
RIN 4
ROE 3
ROM 6
VIE 7
VIM 10
VOE 7
VON 8
2 letter words with the letters VERMILION 
EL 3
EM 5
EN 3
ER 2
IN 3
LI 3
LO 3
ME 5
MI 5
MO 5
NE 3
NO 3
OE 2
OI 2
OM 5
ON 3
OR 2
RE 2

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