Dictionary
vermilion
Meaning
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- A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
- A bright orange-red colour.
- A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
- The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.
- (obsolete) The kermes or cochineal insect.
- (obsolete) The cochineal dye made from this insect.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vəˈmɪl.jən/
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