"vermeil" meaning in English

See vermeil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɜː.meɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɝ.mɪl/ [US], /ˈvɝ.meɪl/ [US] Forms: more vermeil [comparative], most vermeil [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vermayle}} Middle English vermayle, {{der|en|fro|vermeil||vermilion}} Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), {{der|en|la|vermiculus||little worm}} Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), {{taxlink|Kermes vermilio|species}} Kermes vermilio, {{doublet|en|vermicule}} Doublet of vermicule Head templates: {{en-adj}} vermeil (comparative more vermeil, superlative most vermeil)
  1. (poetic, now rare) Bright scarlet, vermilion. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-vermeil-en-adj-N3dZMYTs
  2. (poetic, now rare) Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking. Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-vermeil-en-adj-p0FczsEb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vermile

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɜː.meɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɝ.mɪl/ [US], /ˈvɝ.meɪl/ [US] Forms: vermeils [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|vermayle}} Middle English vermayle, {{der|en|fro|vermeil||vermilion}} Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), {{der|en|la|vermiculus||little worm}} Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), {{taxlink|Kermes vermilio|species}} Kermes vermilio, {{doublet|en|vermicule}} Doublet of vermicule Head templates: {{en-noun}} vermeil (plural vermeils)
  1. (poetic) Vermilion; bright red. Tags: poetic
    Sense id: en-vermeil-en-noun-9bxsPRrr
  2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze. Categories (topical): Gold, Silver
    Sense id: en-vermeil-en-noun-H2wj6mQk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 1 81 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 5 7 2 68 4 0 0 9 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 2 79 3 0 0 6 3
  3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
    Sense id: en-vermeil-en-noun-lFC1Z8WZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vermile Related terms: vermillion

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.