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Synonyms for vermilion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ver-mil-yuh n
Phonetic Transcription : vərˈmɪl yən

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Définition of vermilion

Origin :
  • late 13c., "cinnabar, red dye," from Anglo-French and Old French vermeillon, from vermeil (see vermeil). As an adjective, from 1580s.
  • As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
Example sentences :
  • Her mouth, the vermilion of her lips, and her ivory teeth were all perfect.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Her lips, like bits of vermilion paper, stared as from an idol's face.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • They will work, as I have seen, with wax hardened with vermilion or softened with lard.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Her vermilion colour had faded, and left her face deadly white.
  • Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
  • The lead is what gives the inside of the trough its vermilion color.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • They mark the forehead of the bride with vermilion (sendur).
  • Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV) » by R.V. Russell
  • Mr. Hamlin implanted a chaste salute on its vermilion cheek.
  • Extract from : « Trent's Trust and Other Stories » by Bret Harte
  • This I will do that my brother may be released from the vermilion tower.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton » by Wardon Allan Curtis
  • The ceilings of its gilded roofs were of cedar painted with vermilion.
  • Extract from : « Little Folks (October 1884) » by Various
  • The colours most useful are ultramarine, vermilion, and chrome yellow in powder.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
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