vermeil

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ver=meil

CIDE DICTIONARY

vermeil, n. [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