VERMILLION

vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red

(adjective) of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

vermillion (countable and uncountable, plural vermillions)

Alternative spelling of vermilion

Adjective

vermillion (comparative more vermillion, superlative most vermillion)

Alternative spelling of vermilion

Verb

vermillion (third-person singular simple present vermillions, present participle vermillioning, simple past and past participle vermillion'd or vermillioned)

(archaic) Alternative spelling of vermilion

Usage notes

• Some authorities^[who?] view this as a misspelling; others consider it a valid but perhaps dated alternative.

• It is entered as a second-listed spelling without prejudice or usage note in major dictionaries.

• The Oxford English Dictionary online includes 23 citations of the noun or adjective with this spelling, ranging in date from 1597 to 1865, as well as nine citations of the verb from 1656 to 1849.

• About 30% of the usage of vermilion/vermillion in the US (COCA) is in this spelling. In modern British usage, this spelling is rare (only 2 publications in the BNC, out of thousands).

• Only the one-L spelling appears in Webster's 1828, 1841 and 1913 dictionaries.

Anagrams

• Morinville

Proper noun

Vermillion (countable and uncountable, plural Vermillions)

A surname.

A city, the county seat of Clay County, South Dakota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vermillion is the 6271^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5449 individuals. Vermillion is most common among White (92.55%) individuals.