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VERMEIL
Etymology
Adjective
vermeil (comparative more vermeil, superlative most vermeil)
(poetic, now rare) Bright scarlet, vermilion.
(poetic, now rare) Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking.
Noun
vermeil (plural vermeils)
(poetic) Vermilion; bright red.
Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Anagrams
• vermile
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"meil, n. Etym: [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr. L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis a worm. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule.]
1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.] In her cheeks the vermeil red did show Like roses in a bed of lilies shed. Spenser.
2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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