vermilion
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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 • May 30, 2024
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
When they went into battle they painted their bodies, half with chalk, and half with vermilion.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
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
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