[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cinnabar \cin"nabar\, n. l. cinnabaris, gr. ?; prob. of
   oriental origin; cf. per. qinb=ar, hind. shangarf.
   1913 webster
   1. min. red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red
      crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. it is
      used in medicine.
      1913 webster

   2. the artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment;
      vermilion.
      1913 webster

   cinnabar graecorum. l. graecorum, gen. pl., of the
      greeks. med. same as dragon's blood.

   green cinnabar, a green pigment consisting of the oxides of
      cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire.

   hepatic cinnabar min., an impure cinnabar of a
      liver-brown color and submetallic luster.
      1913 webster
see also:
cinnabar graecorum dragon's blood green cinnabar hepatic cinnabar 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cinnabar
     adj : of a vivid red to reddish-orange color syn: vermilion, vermillion,
            chinese-red
     n 1: a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the
          chief source of mercury
     2: large red-and-black european moth; larvae feed on leaves of
        ragwort; introduced into united states to control ragwort
        syn: cinnabar moth, callimorpha jacobeae
see also:
vermilion vermillion chinese-red cinnabar moth callimorpha jacobeae 

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