Red vs. Vermilion

Redadjective

Having red as its color.

Redadjective

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

Redadjective

Of the hearts or diamonds suits. Compare of the spades or clubs suits

Redadjective

Supportive of, related to, or dominated by a political party or movement represented by the color red:

Redadjective

the U.S. Republican party

Redadjective

Left-wing parties and movements, chiefly socialist or communist, including the U.K. Labour party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Redadjective

Amerind; relating to Amerindians or First Nations

Redadjective

(astronomy) Of the lower-frequency region of the (typically visible) part of the electromagnetic spectrum which is relevant in the specific observation.

Redadjective

(particle physics) Having a color charge of red.

Rednoun

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

Rednoun

(countable) A revolutionary socialist or (most commonly) a Communist; usually capitalized a Bolshevik, a supporter of the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War.

Rednoun

One of the 15 red balls used in snooker, distinguished from the colours.

Rednoun

Red wine.

Rednoun

A redshank.

Rednoun

An Amerind.

Rednoun

(slang) The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.

Rednoun

(informal) A red light a traffic signal

Rednoun

red lemonade

Rednoun

(particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.

Rednoun

chili con carne (usually in the phrase "bowl of red")

Redverb

(archaic) rede

Red

imp. & p. p. of Read.

Redverb

To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from entanglement or embarrassement; - generally with up; as, to red up a house.

Redadjective

Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part.

Rednoun

The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.

Rednoun

A red pigment.

Rednoun

An abbreviation for Red Republican. See under Red, a.

Rednoun

The menses.

Rednoun

the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

Rednoun

a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana

Rednoun

emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries

Rednoun

the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue;

Redadjective

having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Redadjective

characterized by violence or bloodshed;

Redadjective

(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion;

Redadjective

red with or characterized by blood;

Red

Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres.

Vermilionnoun

A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.

Vermilionnoun

A vivid red or slightly orange colour.

Vermilionnoun

A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.

Vermilionnoun

The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.

Vermilionnoun

(obsolete) The kermes or cochineal insect.

Vermilionnoun

(obsolete) The cochineal dye made from this insect.

Vermilionadjective

Having a brilliant red colour.

Vermilionadjective

Having the color of the vermilion dye.

Vermilionverb

(transitive) To color or paint vermilion.

Vermilionnoun

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.

Vermilionnoun

Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.

Vermilionverb

To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.

Vermilionnoun

a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

Vermilionverb

color vermilion

Vermilionadjective

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Vermilionnoun

a brilliant red pigment made from mercury sulphide (cinnabar).

Vermilionnoun

a brilliant red colour

Vermilion

Vermilion (sometimes spelled vermillion) is both a brilliant red or scarlet pigment, originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar, and the corresponding color. It is commonly used in Hindu culture, primarily by women, and was widely used in the art and decoration of Ancient Rome, in the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, in the paintings of the Renaissance, and in the art and lacquerware of China.