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vermeil

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Noun
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ver=meil

CIDE DICTIONARY

vermeiln. [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr. L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis a worm. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule.].
  •  Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red.  [1913 Webster]
    "In her cheeks the vermeill red did show
    Like roses in a bed of lilies shed.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  Silver gilt or gilt bronze.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.  Knight.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

vermeil, n.
1 silver gilt.
2 an orange-red garnet.
3 poet. vermilion.

Etymology
ME f. OF: see VERMILION

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