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vermiljoen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cinnabar noun A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  • vermilion noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.

Senses

vermiljoen is used for these senses in English:

  • cinnabar A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.

cinnabar — full definition

  1. noun A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
  2. noun A bright red colour tinted with orange.
  3. noun A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings.
  4. noun Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”).

vermilion — full definition

  1. noun A vivid orange-red color, originally made from a mineral pigment.
  2. adj Having this bright orange-red color.

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