Ver"meil (?), n. [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.
© Webster 1913.