Entry tags:
Friday words: Vermeil and vermilion
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
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