vermilion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vermilion	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for vermilion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vermilion adj of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red] n a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge Synonym(s): scarlet, vermilion, orange red v color vermilion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, n. [F. vermillon. See {Vermeil}.] 1. (Chem.) 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. Note: The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or scarlet. It was formerly known as the worm dye, vermiculus, or vermiculum, and the cloth was called vermiculatia. Hence came the French vermeil for any red dye, and hence the modern name vermilion, although the substance it denotes is very different from the kermes, being a compound of mercury and sulphur. --R. Hunt. 2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, v. t. To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vermilion, IL (village, FIPS 77551) Location: 39.57973 N, 87.58743 W Population (1990): 283 (110 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Vermilion, OH (city, FIPS 79716) Location: 41.41197 N, 82.31823 W Population (1990): 11127 (4367 housing units) Area: 27.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44089