vermeil
Plural: vermeils
Adj
- Bright scarlet, vermilion.
- Specifically of faces, lips etc.: red, ruddy, healthy-looking.
Noun
- A brilliant red color; gilded silver.
- Vermilion; bright red.
- Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
- A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold.
Examples
- The score on the board glowed vermeil with the addition of his high-value word.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English vermayle, from Old French vermeil (“vermilion”), from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Doublet of vermicule.
Scrabble Score: 12
vermeil: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvermeil: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vermeil: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
vermeil: valid Words With Friends Word