n. A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion.
n. A bright red colour tinted with orange.
adj. Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is used in medicine.
n. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment; vermilion.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Red Sulphid of mercury.
n. A red resinous juice obtained from an East Indian tree, Calamus Draco, formerly used as an astringent; dragon's-blood.
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n. a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
n. large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort
adj. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
Word Usage
"Her arms and legs wound around the trunk, her incandescent forehead pressed against the ancient idol, this offshoot of Roman Priapus that had escaped being daubed in cinnabar by womenfolk."