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

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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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