Read full poem →No flame of his has leapt to Heaven
Firesouled, vermilion-hearted,
Forked, and darted,
Dictionary Entry
A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. vermilionborder vermilionriver vermilioncounty vermilionvermilion brightvermilion fort
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Poetry examples for “vermilion”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Flights of rose, layers of chrysoprase,
Points of orange, spirals of vermilion,
The spotted gold of tiger-lily petals,
Read full poem →Deep down within your scented heart, fair flower,
Enfolded by your soft vermilion robe,
Amorous of sweets, for but one perfect hour!
Read full poem →Then -- eddies like a Rose -- away --
Upon Vermilion Wheels --
Read full poem →Whence the long dusty caravan
Brings cedar wood and vermilion;
Read full poem →Where is my own true lover gone,
Where are the lips vermilion,
The shepherd’s crook, the purple shoon?
Read full poem →Where is my own true lover gone,
Where are the lips vermilion,
The shepherd's crook, the purple shoon?
Read full poem →And cups, the darlings of the eye,
So deep is their vermilion dye.
Read full poem →No silver-ruddy, gold-vermilion fruits.