Vermilion

  • 21Vermilion — 1 Original name in latin Vermilion Name in other language YVG State code CA Continent/City America/Edmonton longitude 53.35409 latitude 110.85849 altitude 610 Population 4151 Date 2013 07 18 2 Original name in latin Vermilion Name in other… …

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  • 22vermilion — [13] Etymologically, vermilion is ‘worm’ coloured. The word comes from Old French vermeillon, a derivative of vermeil ‘vermilion’. This in turn came from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’, a diminutive form of vermis ‘worm’ (source of English… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23vermilion — /vəˈmɪljən / (say vuh milyuhn) noun 1. brilliant scarlet red. 2. a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide; cinnabar. –adjective 3. of the colour of vermilion. –verb (t) 4. to colour with or as with vermilion. {Middle English… …

  • 24vermilion — [13] Etymologically, vermilion is ‘worm’ coloured. The word comes from Old French vermeillon, a derivative of vermeil ‘vermilion’. This in turn came from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’, a diminutive form of vermis ‘worm’ (source of English… …

    Word origins

  • 25vermilion — also vermillion noun Etymology: Middle English vermilioun, from Anglo French vermeilloun, from vermeil, adjective, bright red, vermilion, from Late Latin vermiculus kermes, from Latin, little worm Date: 13th century 1. a bright red pigment… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26vermilion — 1. noun /vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪl.jən/ a) A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide. b) A vivid red or slightly orange colour. 2. adjective /vɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪl.jən/ …

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  • 27vermilion — ver|mil|ion vermillion [vəˈmıljən US vər ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : 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 ] a very bright red… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28vermilion —     The great naval powers of Europe ... all competed for control of the trade in nutmeg and mace (the vermillion colored membrane that encases the nut) (New Yorker). Although most dictionaries accept Vermillion as an alternative spelling,… …

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  • 29vermilion — [və mɪljən] noun a brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulphide (cinnabar). ↘a brilliant red colour. Word History Vermilion, from Old French vermeillon, derives from Latin vermiculus, meaning little worm . This is a reference to a tiny grub… …

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  • 30Vermilion — Sp Vermiljonas Ap Vermilion L JAV: apyg. (Ilinojus), Meksikos įl. dalis, apyg. (Luiziana), g tė (Ohajas) …

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