Friday words: Vermeil and vermilion

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ver·meil noun

1: vermilion
2: gilded silver
— vermeil adjective

Etymology:
Middle French, from vermeil, adjective

First Known Use: 1530

ver·mil·ion noun \vər-ˈmil-yən\

1: a bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulfide; broadly : any of various red pigments
2: a vivid reddish orange

Etymology:
Middle English vermilioun, from Anglo-French vermeilloun, from vermeil, adjective, bright red, vermilion, from Late Latin vermiculus kermes, from Latin, little worm

First Known Use: 13th century

Example:

Vermilion is used in the poem "The Windhover" by Gerard Manley Hopkins, which you can read here