vermilion
Example Sentences
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While competing, his forehead was marked with a vermilion tika, a Hindu symbol of power and purity.
From New York Times
The floodplains also provide habitat for monarch butterflies and birds such as vermilion flycatchers, yellow warblers and red-winged blackbirds.
From Los Angeles Times
Clark off North Carolina, with vermilion snapper schooling nearby.
From Salon
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
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
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