vermeil

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vermeil

/ˈvɜː.meɪl/ UK
/ˈvɝ.mɪl/ US
/ˈvɝməl/ US
/ˈvɝ.meɪl/ US
/vɚˈmeɪ/ US
/vɚˈmeɪl/ US

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From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule.

adjective more vermeil · most vermeil · vermile

archaic, poetic Bright scarlet, vermilion. And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew / Like roses in a bed of lillies shed[…].
archaic, poetic Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking. his carriage; demeanor, and venerable behaviour, in a face so young, vermeill, and heart enflaming[…].

noun vermeils · vermile

poetic Vermilion; bright red. The mortall steele stayed not till it was seene / To gore her side; yet was the wound not deepe, / But lightly rased her soft silken skin, / That drops of purple blood thereout did weepe, / Which did her lilly smock with staines of vermeil steep.
Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.

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@misc{vermeil_2026,
  title = {vermeil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vermeil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}