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vermeil |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vermeil \Ver"meil\, n. [F., vermilion, fr LL vermiculus, fr L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis a worm. See {Worm}, and cf {Vermicule}.] 1. Vermilion; also the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.] In her cheeks the vermeil red did show Like roses in a bed of lilies shed. --Spenser. 2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze. 3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold. --Knight.
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