vermilion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ver·mil·ion, vermillion /vəˈmɪljən $ vər-/ noun [uncountable] CCa very bright red colour 朱红色，鲜红色 —vermilion adjective
Examples from the Corpus
vermilion• Bill yellow tipped red, legs short, black: vermilion orbital ring round eye.• There were squares, oblongs, and triangles of crimson, vermilion, chartreuse, ocher, magenta, and canary.• It was a fine warm evening, vermilion streaks of sunset even reaching this eastern skyline.• Her vermilion Mohican projected from her shaved dome.• She could tell from the small lumps of matter floating on its vermilion surface.• The man's cheeks were tattooed with little vermilion chalices brimming with gore.• Those rugged plasteel islands of black and purple flew Lord Sagramoso's vermilion volcano banner, and bore dire bulky weapons.• School monitors are distinguished in many ways, the most obvious being the vermilion gown; they may also grow a moustache.ver·mil·ion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus very bright red a colour
vermilion
ver‧mil‧ion
, vermillion /vəˈmɪljən $ vər-/ noun [uncountable]
—vermilion adjective
ver‧mil‧ion
, vermillion /vəˈmɪljən $ vər-/ noun [uncountable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: vermeillon, from vermeil 'bright red', from Late Latin vermiculus type of insect from which red color is obtained, from Latin vermis 'worm'
a very bright red colourLanguage: Old French
Origin: vermeillon, from vermeil 'bright red', from Late Latin vermiculus type of insect from which red color is obtained, from Latin vermis 'worm'
—vermilion adjective