vermillion

IPA: vɝmˈɪɫjʌn

Root Word: Vermillion

A surname.
A city, the county seat of Clay County, South Dakota, United States.
Alternative spelling of vermilion [A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.]

(archaic) Alternative spelling of vermilion [(transitive) To color or paint vermilion.]

Examples of "vermillion" in Sentences

For all-around fishing use I would go with an amber lense, although vermillion is also a good choice.
Chances of that editorial being quoted tonight: vermillion.8.37pm: In a way, tonight's debate a time for sadness.
Colors are vibrant and exciting- vermillion, tangerine, jade and azure are grounded by chocolate brown and indigo.'
Tauseef Mustafa/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A Hindu priest applied vermillion paste on the forehead of a man during the festival, June 9.
Matisse even tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade his friend Claude Renoir to change from the traditional red paint called vermillion to cadmium red.
The same concrete blocks, the same hardwearing floor materials and off-square placement of spaces, exposed beams, wooden ceilings and vermillion furniture.
After this they bring out _Oorakins_, (bowls of bark) full of that coarse vermillion which is found along the coast of Chibucto, and on the west-side of Acadia (Nova-Scotia) which they moisten with the blood of the animal if any remains, and add water to compleat the dilution.
Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press HOLY MAN: A Hindu holy man applies tilak, or vermillion paste, after taking a dip on the banks of the River Ganges on the occasion of Guru Purnima, the full moon day dedicated to the Guru or masters in one's life, in Allahabad, India, Friday.