ENVERMEIL

Etymology

Verb

envermeil (third-person singular simple present envermeils, present participle envermeiling, simple past and past participle envermeiled)

(obsolete, transitive, poetic) To colour with, or as if with, vermilion; to dye red.

Source: Wiktionary


En*ver"meil, v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + vermeil: cf. OF. envermeiller. See Vermil.]

Definition: To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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