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vermilion

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vermilion  \Ver*mil"ion\,  n.  [F.  vermillon.  See  {Vermeil}.] 
  1.  (Chem.)  A  bright  red  pigment  consisting  of  mercuric 
  sulphide,  obtained  either  from  the  mineral  cinnabar  or 
  artificially.  It  has  a  fine  red  color,  and  is  much  used  in 
  coloring  sealing  wax,  in  printing,  etc 
 
  Note:  The  kermes  insect  has  long  been  used  for  dyeing  red  or 
  scarlet.  It  was  formerly  known  as  the  worm  dye, 
  vermiculus,  or  vermiculum  and  the  cloth  was  called 
  vermiculatia  Hence  came  the  French  vermeil  for  any  red 
  dye,  and  hence  the  modern  name  vermilion,  although  the 
  substance  it  denotes  is  very  different  from  the  kermes, 
  being  a  compound  of  mercury  and  sulphur.  --R.  Hunt. 
 
  2.  Hence  a  red  color  like  the  pigment;  a  lively  and 
  brilliant  red;  as  cheeks  of  vermilion. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Vermilion  \Ver*mil"ion\,  v.  t. 
  To  color  with  vermilion,  or  as  if  with  vermilion;  to  dye  red; 
  to  cover  with  a  delicate  red. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  vermilion 
  adj  :  of  a  vivid  red  to  reddish-orange  color  [syn:  {vermillion},  {cinibar}, 
  {Chinese-red}] 
  n  :  a  variable  color  that  is  vivid  red  but  sometimes  with  an 
  orange  tinge  [syn:  {scarlet},  {orange  red}] 
  v  :  color  vermilion 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Vermilion,  IL  (village,  FIPS  77551) 
  Location:  39.57973  N,  87.58743  W 
  Population  (1990):  283  (110  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Vermilion,  OH  (city,  FIPS  79716) 
  Location:  41.41197  N,  82.31823  W 
  Population  (1990):  11127  (4367  housing  units) 
  Area:  27.7  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  44089




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