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Definition of: vermeil
(vûr′mil) noun
1. Silver or bronze gilt.
2. A transparent water varnish.
3. An orange–red garnet.
4. Poetic Vermilion, or the color of vermilion.
—adjective Of a bright–red color. [<OF <L vermiculus, dim. of vermis worm, the cochineal insect]
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