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vermilion or vermillion (vəˈmɪljən)
 
—n
1.  a.  a bright red to reddish-orange colour
 b.  (as adjective): a vermilion car
2.  mercuric sulphide, esp when used as a bright red pigment; cinnabar
 
[C13: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil]
 
vermillion or vermillion
 
—n
 
[C13: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil]

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vermillion

adjective
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color [syn: vermilion] 
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