VERMEIL

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.] In her cheeks the vermeil red did show Like roses in a bed of lilies shed. Spenser.

2.
n.

Silver gilt or gilt bronze.

3.
n.

A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold. Knight.


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