vermeil

[ vur-mil, -meyl or, especially for 2, ver-mey ]

/ ˈvɜr mɪl, -meɪl or, especially for 2, vərˈmeɪ /

noun

vermilion red.

metal, as silver or bronze, that has been gilded.

adjective

of the color vermilion.

Origin of vermeil

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin vermiculus kermes (insect and dye), Latin: larva, grub; see vermicule

Words nearby vermeil

Verlaine, verlan, verligte, Vermeer, Vermeer, Jan, vermeil, vermi-, vermian, vermicelli, vermicidal, vermicide

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Example sentences from the Web for vermeil

Mrs. Phox ensorcelled George with her beautiful, silly phace, shadowed with vermeil tinct and trimly pencilled.
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 27th, 1894|Various
Where were the vermeil blooms, the liquid, expressive eyes, the harmonious limbs of Animula?
The Diamond Lens|Fitz-James O'brien
Fauve is always used of what is dark and gloomy, just as vermeil is always applied to what is bright and pleasant.
La Lgende des Sicles|Victor Hugo
She was richly dressed in a kirtle of vermeil silk, broidered with gold, and her mantle was worth the spoil of a king's castle.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France|Marie de France

The servant interrupted the charitable reflections of Des Esseintes, who received the slice of bread on a plate of vermeil.
Against The Grain|Joris-Karl Huysmans

British Dictionary definitions for vermeil

vermeil

/ (ˈvɜːmeɪl) /

noun

gilded silver, bronze, or other metal, used esp in the 19th century

vermilion
(as adjective)vermeil shoes

Word Origin for vermeil

C15: from Old French, from Late Latin vermiculus insect (of the genus Kermes) or the red dye prepared from it, from Latin: little worm

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单词	vermeil
释义	vermeil [ vur-mil, -meyl or, especially for 2, ver-mey ] / ˈvɜr mɪl, -meɪl or, especially for 2, vərˈmeɪ / noun vermilion red. metal, as silver or bronze, that has been gilded. adjective of the color vermilion. Origin of vermeil 1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin vermiculus kermes (insect and dye), Latin: larva, grub; see vermicule Words nearby vermeil Verlaine, verlan, verligte, Vermeer, Vermeer, Jan, vermeil, vermi-, vermian, vermicelli, vermicidal, vermicide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vermeil Mrs. Phox ensorcelled George with her beautiful, silly phace, shadowed with vermeil tinct and trimly pencilled. Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 27th, 1894\|Various Where were the vermeil blooms, the liquid, expressive eyes, the harmonious limbs of Animula? The Diamond Lens\|Fitz-James O'brien Fauve is always used of what is dark and gloomy, just as vermeil is always applied to what is bright and pleasant. La Lgende des Sicles\|Victor Hugo She was richly dressed in a kirtle of vermeil silk, broidered with gold, and her mantle was worth the spoil of a king's castle. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France\|Marie de France The servant interrupted the charitable reflections of Des Esseintes, who received the slice of bread on a plate of vermeil. Against The Grain\|Joris-Karl Huysmans British Dictionary definitions for vermeil vermeil / (ˈvɜːmeɪl) / noun gilded silver, bronze, or other metal, used esp in the 19th century vermilion (as adjective)vermeil shoes Word Origin for vermeil C15: from Old French, from Late Latin vermiculus insect (of the genus Kermes) or the red dye prepared from it, from Latin: little worm Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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