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vermeil

adj
/ˈvɜː.meɪl/UK/ˈvɝ.mɪl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermis Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin vermiculus Vulgar Latin *vermiclus Old French vermeilbor. Middle English vermayle English vermeil From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), 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. Doublet of vermicule.

  1. derived from vermiculus
  2. derived from vermeil
  3. inherited from vermayle

Definitions

  1. Bright scarlet, vermilion.

    • And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew / Like roses in a bed of lillies shed[…].
    • Many and many a verse I hope to write, Before the daisies, vermeil rimm’d and white, Hide in deep herbage;

  2. Specifically of faces, lips etc.

    Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking.

    • his carriage; demeanor, and venerable behaviour, in a face so young, vermeill, and heart enflaming[…].
    • a lip as vermeil as her own. (IV, xxx)

  3. Vermilion

    Vermilion; bright red.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.

    2. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA