vermilion
noun
Examples of vermilion in a Sentence
J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
The blood-red hue of a small, 1974 silkscreen version in vermilion, installed with four drawings in a side gallery, evokes engorgement and violence.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Rather than just hemming the philtrum, surgeons can finesse the peaks of the Cupid’s bow or roll out the upper lip to reveal more of the red vermilion and allow a sliver of the incisors to show when the lips are slightly parted.
—Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
And Elson wasn’t the only supermodel known for going vermilion.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, New York Times, 4 May 2023
Last year, from the vermilion sands bordering the Grand Canyon to the oil-rich scrublands east of Chaco Canyon, the Navajo Nation was hit by a perfect storm – a convergence of soaring pandemic deaths, dwindling energy revenues, and rising unemployment.
—Randall Hyman, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2021
The carvings were covered up with lime plaster that had been tinted vermilion with brick dust.
—Hussein Omar Simon Watson, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
Genève bag is ready for Lunar New Year gifting with its vermilion red colorway and stamped bunny logo.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
Inspired by the signature color of its namesake, with red- and-orange-toned ingredients, tomatoes and chili powder, for a stunning shade of vermilion.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2022
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Word History
Middle English vermilioun, borrowed from Anglo-French vermeilloun, from vermeil "bright red, red color" (going back to Late Latin vermiculus "bright red color (obtained from kermes)," going back to Latin, "insect larva, grub," from vermis "worm" + -culus, diminutive suffix) + -on, diminutive or particularizing suffix, going back to Latin -ō, -ōn-, suffix of persons with a prominent feature — more at worm entry 1
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Vermilion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vermilion. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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