vermilion

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Clark off North Carolina, with vermilion snapper schooling nearby.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2023

Some of Jade’s work spoke to her personal interests in nature and birds, like an entry she wrote on the vermilion flycatcher, which got about 21,000 page views in the past 12 months.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023

One standout piece was a top creatively constructed from a myriad of vermilion flowers, a nod to the dynamic African wrap, contrasted with striking blue pants.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2023

Clockwise from top left are brown, cinnabar, sepia, vermilion, white, and red.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

For the occasion Mrs. Sen put on a red sari and red lipstick; she freshened the vermilion in her part and rebraided her hair.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri