vermilion
adjective/vəˈmɪliən/
/vərˈmɪliən/
- bright red in colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis ‘worm’.
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