vermeil

Significado (Inglés)

Adj

1. (archaic, poetic) Bright scarlet, vermilion.
2. (archaic, poetic) Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking.

Noun

1. (poetic) Vermilion; bright red.
2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.

Conceptos

bermejo

bermellón

Sinónimos

red-haired

redheaded

russet

Traducciones

vermeil

vermiglio

επιχρυσωμένος

parlak kırmızı

αργυρός

vermillon inv

cinabro

rosso

vermiglione

escarlate

vermelho

lal

parlak kırmızı lal

فيرميل - سائل ملمّع

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈvɜː.meɪl/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: vermayle

In summary

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.