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Definitions
Etymologies
- Middle English vermelion, from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil; see vermeil.
Examples
“For all-around fishing use I would go with an amber lense, although vermillion is also a good choice.”
“Matisse even tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade his friend Claude Renoir to change from the traditional red paint called vermillion to cadmium red.”
“After this they bring out _Oorakins_, (bowls of bark) full of that coarse vermillion which is found along the coast of Chibucto, and on the west-side of Acadia (Nova-Scotia) which they moisten with the blood of the animal if any remains, and add water to compleat the dilution.”
“Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press HOLY MAN: A Hindu holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, after taking a dip on the banks of the River Ganges on the occasion of Guru Purnima, the full moon day dedicated to the Guru or masters in one's life, in Allahabad, India, Friday.”
“Tauseef Mustafa/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A Hindu priest applied vermillion paste on the forehead of a man during the festival, June 9.”
“The same concrete blocks, the same hardwearing floor materials and off-square placement of spaces, exposed beams, wooden ceilings and vermillion furniture.”
“Colors are vibrant and exciting- vermillion, tangerine, jade and azure are grounded by chocolate brown and indigo.”
“Chances of that editorial being quoted tonight: vermillion.8.37pm: In a way, tonight's debate a time for sadness.”
“They were mostly indigo, though lapis lazuli ringed her pupils, and sent forth cerulean fire to the outer edge of her iris, which hinted vermillion.”
“Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters Hindu women posed for a photo after smearing each other with sindhur, or vermillion powder, on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, Thursday.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘vermillion’.
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Uncommon Colours
azure, myrtle, periwinkle, viridian, jade, emerald, lime, chartreuse, asparagus, celadon, harlequin, olive and 147 more...
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Colour Me Happy
violet, lavender, rose, eggshell, mauve, fuschia, grey, azure, almond, sienna, purple, periwinkle and 71 more...
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Zillions of "illions!"
This list contains words that end in "illion" but have nothing to do with numbers or monetary value.
vermillion, cotillion, pillion, modillion, postillion, intermodillion, pompillion, bastillion, prillion, Silmarillion, pavillion, quillion and 1 more...
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colors
This list aims to contain words whose primary definition describes the color itself, unlike gold, silver, rust, turquoise, etc. Of course red can mean communist, blue can mean sad, yellow can mean ...
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, purple, pink, grey, gray, white, black and 25 more...
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September Words-11849
During the month of September, post at least 10 new words to this list. Make sure you cite where you read the word (book/author/pg) and quote the context/sentence where you found it. If someone has...
psilocybin, raca, schema, myriad, copacetic, chastise, fractal, tourniquet, turncoat, vicarious, surreptitiously, clandestine and 34 more...
JTroyer "He was lost in in a wash of ruby and vermillion..." The Shack and WM Paul Oct 1, 2010
oroboros "In 'Paint-by-Number' how many zeroes in a vermillion?" --from a Frazz cartoon Apr 10, 2010
reesetee One of my favorite poems (in fact, I think I posted it here somewhere). Thanks, sionnach. Apr 25, 2008
sionnach The Windhover
To Christ Our Lord
I CAUGHT this morning morning’s minion, king-
dom of daylight’s dauphin, dapple-dawn-drawn Falcon, in his riding
Of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding
High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing
In his ecstasy! then off, off forth on swing,
As a skate’s heel sweeps smooth on a bow-bend: the hurl and gliding
Rebuffed the big wind. My heart in hiding
Stirred for a bird,—the achieve of; the mastery of the thing!
Brute beauty and valour and act, oh, air, pride, plume, here
Buckle! AND the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion
Times told lovelier, more dangerous, O my chevalier!
No wonder of it: shéer plód makes plough down sillion
Shine, and blue-bleak embers, ah my dear,
Fall, gall themselves, and gash gold-vermillion.
Gerald Manley Hopkins Apr 25, 2008
oroboros Oddly enough, I first ran across this word in my philately days, not in an erotic novel. You'd be surprised how many postage stamps have official coloration: vermillion! Thus I didn't have to consult a dictionary when I did discover it in racy literature... ;oD Sep 14, 2007