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   Ver·mil·ion

   /vərˈmilyən/

   

   noun

   • 1. a brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulfide (cinnabar).
   • ▪ a brilliant red color: "a lateral stripe of vermilion"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis ‘worm’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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