Meaning & use
vermilion
A brilliant red or reddish-orange pigment or color, traditionally made from mercury sulfide.
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The artist mixed vermilion with white to create a warm pink undertone.
She painted the temple doors a deep vermilion that glowed in the sunset.
A note on using this word
Vermilion functions both as a noun for the pigment or color and as an adjective describing something of that bright red-orange hue.
Words with a similar meaning
scarletcinnabar
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