vermilion

[US]/və'mɪljən/
[UK]/vɚ'mɪlɪən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a bright red color; a vivid red color
adj. of a bright red color; of a vivid red color

Example Sentences

Photo Gallery: Erosion and Weathering Wind erosion makes these layered sandstone hills swirl in Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.

She painted her front door vermilion.

The artist used vermilion paint for the vibrant sunset.

The vermilion dress caught everyone's attention at the party.

The vermilion sky signaled the arrival of a new day.

She added a touch of vermilion to the painting to make it pop.

The vermilion lipstick complemented her outfit perfectly.

The vermilion flowers in the garden added a splash of color.

The vermilion banner fluttered in the breeze.

The vermilion walls of the temple were striking against the blue sky.

She wore a vermilion bracelet as a symbol of good luck.

Real-world Examples

For example, mercury sulphide, known to painters as vermilion, has a small band gap.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Their fierce eyes are marked in vermilion, giving us a glimpse of their ruthless feral hearts.

Source: If national treasures could speak.

The child surveyed his vermilion figure up and down with much misgiving and finally said, " Yes."

Source: Returning Home

In the left-hand corner was his own name, traced in long letters of bright vermilion.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

On the dressing-table were her perfumes, her comb, her hair-pins, and with them, still, her vermilion box!

Source: Family and the World (Part 1)

The slim inert reptile was an exquisite series of shining bands of yellow and black and vermilion, with a tiny black nose.

Source: Cross Stream (Part 1)

I then put into the hive, instead of a thick, rectangular piece of wax, a thin and narrow, knife-edged ridge, coloured with vermilion.

Source: On the Origin of Species

He probably wore a pimento shirt, mulberry slacks, zebra shoes, and vermilion drawers with his initials on them in a nice Mandarin orange.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

Her nose was somewhat too thick, but it harmonized well with the vermilion mouth, whose lips, creased in many lines, were full of love and kindness.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

Now it's time to add some color to this face and I'm going to use a modern, safe alternative to a product called vermilion, which is actually red mercury.

Source: British Vintage Makeup Tutorial

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