Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VERMEIL

[See Vermilion. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

vermeil

ver meil |ˈvərməl, -ˌmāl, vərˈmā (l ) ˈvərməl | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] 1 gilded silver or bronze. 2 literary vermilion. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from Old French (see vermilion ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

vermeil

vermeil |ˈvəːmeɪl, -mɪl | ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ often as modifier ] 1 gilded silver or bronze. 2 literary vermilion. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from Old French (see vermilion ).

 

Duden Dictionary

vermeil

ver meil Adjektiv |vɛrˈmɛːj |lateinisch-französisch gelblich rot, hellrot

 

Vermeil

Ver meil Substantiv, Neutrum , das vergoldetes Silber

 

Vermeille

Ver meil le Substantiv, feminin , die |…vɛrˈmɛːjə |die Vermeille; Genitiv: der Vermeille 1 orangefarbener Spinell 2 braun gefärbter Hyazinth

 

French Dictionary

vermeil

vermeil , eille adj. et n. m. adjectif de couleur variable littéraire D ’un rouge vif. : Des joues vermeilles. tableau – couleur (adjectifs de ). nom masculin 1 Couleur rouge vif. : Des vermeils éclatants. 2 Argent doré. : Un service à thé en vermeil. Note Orthographique verm eil, verm eille.