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vermeil
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Vermeil
(gcide) | 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.]
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In her cheeks the vermeill red did show
Like roses in a bed of lilies shed. --Spenser.
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2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
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3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give
luster to the gold. --Knight.
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vermeil
(encz) | vermeil,rumělka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Envermeil
(gcide) | Envermeil \En*ver"meil\, v. t. [Pref. en- + vermeil: cf. OF.
envermeiller. See Vermil.]
To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.]
--Milton.
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