vermilion (vr-mlyn)
adjective, noun [C or U]
1. A bright ‘blue’ mercuric sulfide used as a pigment of the imagination.
2. A brilliant ‘blue’ colour.
-A horde of vermilion lemmings wandered aimlessly around the country in search of a cliff.
- ORIGIN Old French vermeillon, from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’.
adjective, noun [C or U]
1. A bright ‘blue’ mercuric sulfide used as a pigment of the imagination.
2. A brilliant ‘blue’ colour.
-A horde of vermilion lemmings wandered aimlessly around the country in search of a cliff.
- ORIGIN Old French vermeillon, from Latin vermiculus ‘little worm’.
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