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Meanings of vermilion in English

Portuguese
vermelho
Catalan
vermelló

A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge.

        vermelho

        Of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.

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              Usage of vermilion in English
              1
              He whispered the secret in six words, and her cheeks glowed vermilion.
              Beauchamp's Career — Volume 2
              2
              The vermilion engine had been for some time flying like the wind.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              3
              In addition, small quantities of quicksilver and vermilion were made at Almaden.
              Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881
              4
              A roughly circular patch of the polyp floor glowed a dull vermilion.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              5
              Susan was cursing in streaks of blue and purple and vermilion inside.
              Changes
              6
              She added some persuasives which painted my angel all over with vermilion.
              Amelia — Volume 1
              7
              Men tell me that the knob is a rich, deep, polished vermilion.
              The Red Planet
              8
              On that day, kine are worshipped with sandalpaste, vermilion, floral wreaths, etc.
              The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
              9
              Crimson.-Lakeand white, with a little vermilion, shaded with lake and carmine.
              Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets / Or, A ...
              10
              Her heart beat faster and a vermilion blush dyed her pale cheek.'
              Nightfall
              11
              Three thermo-dump panels were extended to the full, shining a dull vermilion.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              12
              Though small, it was hideous, being colored jet black, with vermilion spots.
              Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
              13
              One solitary eagle plume, its tip stained vermilion, stuck from his scalp-lock.
              The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
              14
              He pointed with one vermilion-soaked brush toward a long, low, log building.
              Police!!!
              15
              Greco composed his palette with white vermilion, lake, yellow ochre, ivory black.
              Promenades of an Impressionist
              16
              Gayest of all is, I suppose, that vermilion-roofed florist's on Fifth Avenue.
              Roving East and Roving West
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              Translations for vermilion
              Vermilion through the time
              Vermilion across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common