Ver*mil"ion (?), n. [F. vermillon.
See Vermeil.] 1. (Chem.) A bright red
pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral
cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in
coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.
&fist; The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or scarlet.
It was formerly known as the worm dye, vermiculus, or
vermiculum, and the cloth was called vermiculatia. Hence came
the French vermeil for any red dye, and hence the modern name
vermilion, although the substance it denotes is very different from
the kermes, being a compound of mercury and sulphur. R. Hunt.
2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively
and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
Ver*mil"ion, v. t. To color with
vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate
red.
Ver*mil"ion (?), n. [F. vermillon.
See Vermeil.] 1. (Chem.) A bright red
pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral
cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in
coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.
&fist; The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or scarlet.
It was formerly known as the worm dye, vermiculus, or
vermiculum, and the cloth was called vermiculatia. Hence came
the French vermeil for any red dye, and hence the modern name
vermilion, although the substance it denotes is very different from
the kermes, being a compound of mercury and sulphur. R. Hunt.
2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively
and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
Ver*mil"ion, v. t. To color with
vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate
red.
