Category:Vermeil

Ver"meil, n. Etym: [f., vermilion, fr. Ll. vermiculus, fr. L. Vermiculus a little worm, the coccus indicus, from vermis a worm. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule.]

1. 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. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.

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