Definitions For Vermeil

Noun

VERMEIL (plural VERMEILs) (poetic) vermilion, vermilion; bright red. silver, silver gilt or gilt bronze. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.

Related terms

vermillion

Adjective

(poetic, now, _, rare) Bright scarlet, vermilion. (poetic, now, _, rare) Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking.

Alternative forms

vermile

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vermeil, , vermilion, from {{der, en, la, vermiculus, , little worm}}, from vermis, , worm, ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.

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vermile