vermeil

ver·meil  (vûrml, -ml)

n.

1. Vermilion or a similar bright red color.

2. (vr-m) Gilded silver, bronze, or copper.

adj.

Bright red in color.

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[Middle English vermail, from Old French vermeil, from Late Latin vermiculus, a kind of red worm, from Latin, grub, diminutive of vermis, worm; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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vermeil [ˈvɜːmeɪl]

n

1. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) gilded silver, bronze, or other metal, used esp in the 19th century

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  vermilion

b.  (as adjective) vermeil shoes

[from Old French, from Late Latin vermiculus insect (of the genus Kermes) or the red dye prepared from it, from Latin: little worm]