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What (who) is vermilion - definition
COLOR
Chinese red; China red; Vermillion; Vermilion substitute; Red-orange; Orange-red; Vermilion (color); Red-Orange; Orange red; Orangered; Redorange; Orange Red; OrangeRed; Zinnober
 male, Pantanal, Brazil 2.jpg?width=200 "Vermilion flycatcher (male)")
![The Venetian painter [[Titian]] used vermilion for dramatic effect. In the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (1516–18), the vermilion robes draw the eye to the main characters.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tizian 041.jpg?width=200 "The Venetian painter [[Titian]] used vermilion for dramatic effect. In the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (1516–18), the vermilion robes draw the eye to the main characters.")
![Almaden Mine]] in northern California](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cinnabar-172403.jpg?width=200 "Almaden Mine]] in northern California")
![dolomite]] from [[Tongren Prefecture]], [[Guizhou]], China](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cinnabar-3d6b.jpg?width=200 "dolomite]] from [[Tongren Prefecture]], [[Guizhou]], China")
![Vermilion has the property of darkening with time. The bridle of the horse in ''The Battle of San Romano'' by [[Paolo Uccello]] in the National Gallery in London has turned from red to dark brown.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paolo Uccello 035.jpg?width=200 "Vermilion has the property of darkening with time. The bridle of the horse in ''The Battle of San Romano'' by [[Paolo Uccello]] in the National Gallery in London has turned from red to dark brown.")
![The first documented use of cinnabar or vermilion pigment was found at the neolithic village of [[Çatalhöyük]] in modern-day Turkey. This mural, from 7000 to 8000 BC, shows [[aurochs]], a deer, and humans. (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Museum of Anatolian Civilizations003.jpg?width=200 "The first documented use of cinnabar or vermilion pigment was found at the neolithic village of [[Çatalhöyük]] in modern-day Turkey. This mural, from 7000 to 8000 BC, shows [[aurochs]], a deer, and humans. (Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara)")
![The first documented use of cinnabar, or vermilion, for decorating pottery in China dates to the [[Yangshao culture]] (5000–4000 BC). This bowl is from Banpo Village, [[Shaanxi]], China.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Banpo bowl.jpg?width=200 "The first documented use of cinnabar, or vermilion, for decorating pottery in China dates to the [[Yangshao culture]] (5000–4000 BC). This bowl is from Banpo Village, [[Shaanxi]], China.")
![The [[Villa of the Mysteries]] in [[Pompeii]] was a showcase for the expensive vermilion pigment made from ground cinnabar.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Villa Mystery fresco.jpg?width=200 "The [[Villa of the Mysteries]] in [[Pompeii]] was a showcase for the expensive vermilion pigment made from ground cinnabar.")
![Maya]] rulers were sometimes painted with cinnabar, and in the [[Tomb of the Red Queen]] in [[Palenque]] (600–700 AD), the remains of a noblewoman were covered with bright vermilion cinnabar powder.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Palenque-ausgrab.jpg?width=200 "Maya]] rulers were sometimes painted with cinnabar, and in the [[Tomb of the Red Queen]] in [[Palenque]] (600–700 AD), the remains of a noblewoman were covered with bright vermilion cinnabar powder.")
![A lacquerware tray from the [[Song dynasty]], 960-1279 (Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red lacquer tray, Song Dynasty.jpg?width=200 "A lacquerware tray from the [[Song dynasty]], 960-1279 (Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC)")
![A lacquerware dish from the [[Ming dynasty]], late 15th to mid-16th century (Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Red lacquerware dish, Ming Dynasty.jpg?width=200 "A lacquerware dish from the [[Ming dynasty]], late 15th to mid-16th century (Freer and Sackler Galleries, Washington, DC)")
![The main gate of the [[Shaolin Monastery]] in Dengfeng, Henan is painted vermilion or Chinese red.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shaolinsi.JPG?width=200 "The main gate of the [[Shaolin Monastery]] in Dengfeng, Henan is painted vermilion or Chinese red.")
![Vermilion columns in the throne room in the [[Palace of Heavenly Purity]] in the [[Forbidden City]] of Beijing](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Forbidden City August 2012 28.JPG?width=200 "Vermilion columns in the throne room in the [[Palace of Heavenly Purity]] in the [[Forbidden City]] of Beijing")
![The bright vermilion murals in the Villa of Mysteries in [[Pompeii]] (before 79 AD) were painted with ground and powdered [[cinnabar]], the most expensive red pigment of the time.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Villa of Mysteries (Pompeii)-20.jpg?width=200 "The bright vermilion murals in the Villa of Mysteries in [[Pompeii]] (before 79 AD) were painted with ground and powdered [[cinnabar]], the most expensive red pigment of the time.")
.jpg?width=200 "A page of the Roman de Girart de Roussillon (1450). Both vermilion and minium, or red lead, were used in Medieval manuscripts. Vermilion, as expensive as gilding, was usually reserved for the most important illustrations or designs.")
![[[Theyyam]] of [[Kerala]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Theyyam make-up002.jpg?width=200 "[[Theyyam]] of [[Kerala]]")
vermilion
Vermilion is used to describe things that are bright red in colour. (LITERARY)
...her vermilion lip gloss...
The furniture on it is glossy vermilion.
COLOUR
vermilion
n.
1.
Red sulphuret of mercury (artificial).
2.
Cochineal.
3.
Bright red.
Vermilion
·noun Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
II. Vermilion ·vt To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.
III. Vermilion ·noun A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, ·etc.
Wikipedia
Vermilion
Vermilion (sometimes vermillion) is a color family and pigment most often used between antiquity and the 19th century from the powdered mineral cinnabar (a form of mercury sulfide). It is synonymous with red orange, which often takes a modern form, but is 11% brighter (at full brightness).
Examples of use of vermilion
1. Kirk Frith of the Vermilion sheriff‘s department.
2. Calcasieu and Vermilion parishes had shelters on standby.
3. Flood warnings were issued for portions of the Vermilion River in Louisiana.
4. To the west, upriver in Vermilion Parish, the little Cajun towns are underwater.
5. An estimated 1,000 people were rescued in Vermilion Parish, said Chief Sheriff‘s Deputy Kirk Frith.