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

vermeil \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.
      1913 webster

            in her cheeks the vermeill red did show
            like roses in a bed of lilies shed.   --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. silver gilt or gilt bronze.
      1913 webster

   3. a liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give
      luster to the gold. --knight.
      1913 webster
see also:
worm vermicule 

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