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vermeil

/vɛʁ.mɛj/

adjective/vɛʁ.mɛj/

bright red; vermilion; ruby; cherry; rosy

Inherited from Middle French vermeil, from Old French vermeil, syncopated form of Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).

noun, masculine/vɛʁ.mɛj/plural: vermeils

vermeil (gold-plated silver with a reddish hue)

Inherited from Middle French vermeil, from Old French vermeil, syncopated form of Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).