vermilion

adjective
🔊/vəˈmɪliən/
🔊/vərˈmɪliən/
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  1. bright red in colour鲜红的;朱红的Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis ‘worm’.

vermilion

noun
🔊/vəˈmɪliən/
🔊/vərˈmɪliən/
[uncountable]
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  1. a bright red colour鲜红的;朱红的
    • As the sun set, the clouds were streaked with vermilion.夕阳西下,乌云密布。
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2