vermeil

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 204 words | Copyright

vermeil (arch.) vermilion; adj. XV; sb. XVI; (from modF.) silver gilt, gilt bronze XIX. — (O)F.:- L. vermiculus little worm, grub (used in Vulg. Ex. 35: 25 for coccum scarlet), dim. of vermis WORM.

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