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vermillion

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ver·mil·ion also ver·mil·lion   (vər-mĭl'yən)   
n.  

  1. A bright red mercuric sulfide used as a pigment.

  2. A vivid red to reddish orange. Also called Chinese red, cinnabar.

adj.  Of a vivid red to reddish orange.
tr.v.   ver·mil·ioned also ver·mil·lioned, ver·mil·ion·ing also ver·mil·lion·ing, ver·mil·ions also ver·mil·lions
To color or dye (something) in the hue vermilion.

[Middle English vermelion, from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil; see vermeil.]
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vermillion

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