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ver·meil

V0064400 (vûr′məl, -māl′)n.1. Vermilion or a similar bright red color.2. (vĕr-mā′) Gilded silver, bronze, or copper.adj. Bright red in color.
[Middle English vermail, from Old French vermeil, from Late Latin vermiculus, a kind of red worm, from Latin, grub, diminutive of vermis, worm; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

vermeil

(ˈvɜːmeɪl) n1. (Metallurgy) gilded silver, bronze, or other metal, used esp in the 19th century2. (Art Terms) gilded silver, bronze, or other metal, used esp in the 19th century3. (Colours) a. vermilionb. (as adjective): vermeil shoes. [C15: from Old French, from Late Latin vermiculus insect (of the genus Kermes) or the red dye prepared from it, from Latin: little worm]

ver•meil

(ˈvɜr mɪl, -meɪl or, esp. for 2, vərˈmeɪ)

n. 1. vermilion red. 2. metal, as silver or bronze, that has been gilded. adj. 3. of the color vermilion. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin vermiculus kermes (insect and dye), Latin: larva, grub; see vermicular]
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