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• Vermeil — Ver meil, n. [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr. L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis a worm. See {Worm}, and cf. {Vermicule}.] 1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vermeil — [vʉr′mil] n. [ME vermayle < OFr vermeil < LL(Ec) vermiculus, kermes < L, dim. of vermis, a red WORM] 1. [Obs. or Old Poet.] the color vermilion 2. gilded or gold colored copper, bronze, or silver adj. [Obs. or Old Poet.] vermilion …   English World dictionary

• vermeil — c.1400 (n.); 1580s (adj.) bright red; from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. vermail (11c. in O.Fr.), from L.L. vermiculus a little worm, specifically, the cochineal insect from which crimson dyes were obtained (see COCHINEAL (Cf. cochineal)), in classical… …   Etymology dictionary

• red — adj 1. reddish, crimson, cardinal, Fr. rouge, Heraldry gules, carmine, Tyrian; rubescent, rufous, rufescent, rubicund, amaranthine; vinaceous, wine colored, claret colored, port wine; scarlet, ruby, vermilion, vermeil, russet, cherry, cochineal,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• red — adjective 1) a red dress Syn: scarlet, vermilion, crimson, ruby, cherry, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, blood red; coral, cochineal, rose; brick red, maroon, rufous; reddish; rusty …   Thesaurus of popular words

• vermeil — 1. adjective /ˈvəːmɪl/ Bright scarlet, vermilion. And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew / Like roses in a bed of lillies shed [...]. 2. noun /ˈvəːmɪl/ a) Vermilion; bright red. b) silver gilt or gilt …   Wiktionary

• vermeil — /ˈvɜmeɪl/ (say vermayl) noun 1. vermilion red. 2. metal, as silver or bronze, coated with gilt. –adjective 3. of the colour vermilion. {Middle English vermaile, from Old French vermail bright red, from Latin vermiculus little worm, applied to… …  

• vermeil — /verr mil, mayl/ or, esp. for 2, /veuhr may /, n. 1. vermilion red. 2. metal, as silver or bronze, that has been gilded. adj. 3. of the color vermilion. [1350 1400; ME < MF < LL vermiculus kermes (insect and dye), L: larva, grub; see VERMICULE] * …   Universalium

• vermeil — bright red or vermilion colour; gilded silver Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

• vermeil — ver·meil || vÉœrmeɪl / vɜː adj. vermilion red; gilded metal (such as silver, copper, bronze) …   English contemporary dictionary

• vermeil — n. 1. Vermilion. 2. Bright red. 3. Silver gilt, gilt bronze …   New dictionary of synonyms