vermilion

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Clark off North Carolina, with vermilion snapper schooling nearby.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 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

On it was once an auburn-coated King Charles spaniel, wearing a vermilion bow and looking our way.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It was a brilliant dark vermilion, like a ripe orange, and it was plastered back with immense quantities of brilliantine in the same fashion as the Headmaster’s.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl