vermilion
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, n. [F. vermillon. See {Vermeil}.]
1. (Chem.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or
scarlet. It was formerly known as the worm dye,
vermiculus, or vermiculum, and the cloth was called
vermiculatia. Hence came the French vermeil for any red
dye, and hence the modern name vermilion, although the
substance it denotes is very different from the kermes,
being a compound of mercury and sulphur. --R. Hunt.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and
brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Vermilion, IL (village, FIPS 77551)
Location: 39.57973 N, 87.58743 W
Population (1990): 283 (110 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Vermilion, OH (city, FIPS 79716)
Location: 41.41197 N, 82.31823 W
Population (1990): 11127 (4367 housing units)
Area: 27.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44089
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Vermilion, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000): 10927
Housing Units (2000): 4713
Land area (2000): 10.791184 sq. miles (27.949038 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.051579 sq. miles (0.133589 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 10.842763 sq. miles (28.082627 sq. km)
FIPS code: 79716
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.417656 N, 82.344351 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44089
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Vermilion, OH
Vermilion
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Vermilion, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 239
Housing Units (2000): 105
Land area (2000): 0.762124 sq. miles (1.973891 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.762124 sq. miles (1.973891 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77551
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.580343 N, 87.588492 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Vermilion, IL
Vermilion
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Vermilion -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 83919
Housing Units (2000): 36349
Land area (2000): 899.080050 sq. miles (2328.606541 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.056357 sq. miles (7.915927 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 902.136407 sq. miles (2336.522468 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.156797 N, 87.692434 W
Headwords:
Vermilion
Vermilion, IL
Vermilion County
Vermilion County, IL
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Vermilion -- U.S. Parish in Louisiana
Population (2000): 53807
Housing Units (2000): 22461
Land area (2000): 1173.781395 sq. miles (3040.079728 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 364.532580 sq. miles (944.135007 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1538.313975 sq. miles (3984.214735 sq. km)
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.961979 N, 92.221910 W
Headwords:
Vermilion
Vermilion, LA
Vermilion Parish
Vermilion Parish, LA
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "vermilion":
Titian, Titian-red, bricky, cardinal, carmine, carnation,
carnelian, cerise, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson,
damask, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red,
flaming, glowing, gules, henna, hot, incarmined, incarnadine,
inflame, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky,
lateritious, lipstick, lobster-red, lurid, madder, maroon, miniate,
port-wine, puce, red, red-dyed, red-ink, red-looking, redden,
reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, rouge, rubicund,
rubify, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored,
ruby-red, ruddied, ruddle, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust,
rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, vinaceous, warm, wine,
wine-colored, wine-red
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