vermeille

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noun

A brownish-red variety of almandine garnet.

OriginFrench vermeille →
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Meanings

noun
  1. archaicA brownish-red variety of almandine garnet.

Origin

  1. Frenchvermeille“bright red, vermilion”
  2. Englishvermeille

Obsolete trade name, from French vermeille (“bright red, vermilion”).

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APA

vermeille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermeille

MLA

“vermeille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermeille. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermeille,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermeille.

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