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vermilion

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1. vermilion - Noun

2. vermilion - Adjective

3. vermilion - Verb

4. vermilion - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.

Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.

To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.

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I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish. Henri Matisse

Don't you think your Corot [to Guilemet the painter] is a little short on temperament? I'm painting a portrait of Vallabreque; the highlight on the nose is pure vermilion. Paul Cézanne

Within the vermilion gate, meats and wines go to waste While on the roadside lie the frozen bodies of the poor. Du Fu

The purple morning left her crimson bed, And donned her robes of pure vermilion hue, Her amber locks she crowned with roses red, In Eden's flowery gardens gathered new. Torquato Tasso

He who stays near vermilion gets stained red; he who stays near ink gets stained black. Chinese Proverb

At the Vermilion Rec Centre, all group fitness or aquafit classes are cancelled, and all previously approved sports cohorts are suspended. Source: Internet

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