Vēr'mil, n.

n. [Fr. & Pr. vermeil, It. vermiglio, Pg. vermelho, Sp. bermejo, L. Lat. vermiculus, from Lat. vermiculus, a little worm, N. Lat. that little worm which furnishes the scarlet color, from Lat. vermis, a worm.] Vermilion; vermeil. [Obs.] Spenser.