What does Vermilion mean?
Definitions for Vermilion
vərˈmɪl yənver·mil·ion
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Princeton's WordNet
scarlet, vermilion, orange redadjective
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-redverb
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
vermilionverb
color vermilion
Wiktionary
vermilionnoun
A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
vermilionnoun
A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
vermilionnoun
A red skin of the lip or its border with the skin of the face.
vermilionadjective
Having a brilliant red colour.
vermilionadjective
Having the color of the vermilion dye.
Etymology: From vermeil, from vermiculus, the coccus Indicus, from vermis.
Wikipedia
Vermilion
Vermilion (sometimes vermillion) is a color/ color family and pigment most often made, since antiquity until the 19th century, from the powdered mineral cinnabar (a form of mercury sulfide, which is toxic) and its corresponding color. It is very often synonymous with red orange, which often takes a modern form just 11% brighter (at full brightness).
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Vermilion is a bright, brilliant red or scarlet pigment, traditionally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar and used in the fine arts. It can also refer to the color itself, which is a vivid shade of red.
Webster Dictionary
Vermilionnoun
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
Vermilionnoun
hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion
Vermilionverb
to color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red
Etymology: [F. vermillon. See Vermeil.]
Wikidata
Vermilion
Vermilion is an opaque red pigment prepared from the mineral cinnabar, as well as the name of the resulting color. The pigment has been in use around the world for many thousands of years. The first recorded use of vermilion as a color name in English was in 1289. The first recorded use of cinnabar as a color name in English was in 1382. Most naturally produced vermilion comes from cinnabar mined in China, and vermilion is nowadays commonly called 'China red'. The name 'vermilion' is derived from the French vermeil, from Latin vermiculum, the ancient insect dye from Kermes vermilio. Words for red hues in Portuguese and Catalan arose similarly. 'Cinnabar' and 'vermilion' were used interchangeably to describe either the natural or manufactured pigment until the 17th century when vermilion became the more common name. By the late 18th century 'cinnabar' applied to the unground natural mineral only. The chemical formula of the pigment is HgS; like most mercury compounds it is toxic. Vermilion is now produced by reacting mercury with molten sulfur. Mercuric sulfides offer a range of warm hues – from bright orange-red to a duller bluish-red. Differences in hue arise via the size of the ground particles of pigment. Larger crystals produce duller and less-orange hue. It is now theorized that coarser, duller "Chinese" forms of vermilion will prove to be more permanent than the more orange "French" variety. It is also theorized that purification of any such pigment benefits its general stability. For safety reasons the use of vermilion has recently been replaced with cadmium red, yielding a similar range of hues, although cadmium carries severe hazards of its own.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Vermilion
ver-mil′yun, n. a bright-red pigment obtained from cinnabar, but generally made artificially from mercury and sulphur: any beautiful red colour: (obs.) the kermes or cochineal insect, also the product of cochineal.—adj. of the colour of vermilion.—v.t. to dye vermilion: to colour a delicate red.—n. Ver′mily (Spens.), same as Vermilion. [O. Fr. vermillon—vermeil—L. vermiculus, a little worm, hence (in the Vulgate) the 'scarlet' worm, dim. of vermis, a worm.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
VERMILION
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Vermilion is ranked #73464 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Vermilion surname appeared 264 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Vermilion.
95.8% or 253 total occurrences were White.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Vermilion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Vermilion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Vermilion in a Sentence
The most interesting part of these frescoes are the indigenous techniques and materials, earth color was derived from minerals, blue from indigo, white from lime, red from vermilion and black from kohl.
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- κιννάβαριGreek
- bermejo, bermellónSpanish
- شنگرفPersian
- kirkkaanpunainen, sinooperipunainen, sinooperinpunainen, tulipunainenFinnish
- vermeil, vermillonFrench
- સિંદૂરGujarati
- सिंदूर, सिंदूरीHindi
- merah terangIndonesian
- שָׁנִיHebrew
- 朱色, 朱, 赤いJapanese
- ಸಿಂಧೂರKannada
- 주홍Korean
- sinoberrødt, sinoberrød, vermilion, sinoberNorwegian
- cynoberPolish
- vermelhãoPortuguese
- vermeil, vermillon, cinabruRomanian
- вермильон, алый, ярко-красный, киноварьRussian
- rumena, cinober, boje cinobera, руменаSerbo-Croatian
- ווערמיליאָןYiddish
- 朱紅Chinese
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