Results for vermilion

Definitions of vermilion:

part of speech: verb transitive

To dye vermilion: to color a delicate red.

part of speech: verb

To cover or tinge with vermilion or any delicate red colour.

part of speech: noun

A brilliant red coloring matter made from sulphide of mercury; a vivid red color.

part of speech: noun

A brilliant red pigment prepared by pulverising the red sulphuret of mercury or cinnabar.

Usage examples for vermilion:

• The river is golden, the rocks violet, and the sky above purple and vermilion herons' scraik and duck are on the move, almost invisible against the dark palms and bushes and shadowy banks- I am not superstitious, but I think there were ghosts about, sturdy fellows in old- fashioned uniforms; I should like to have held converse with them. "From Edinburgh to India & Burmah", William G. Burn Murdoch