• Vermillion

    Full definition of vermillion

    Noun

    vermillion

    (plural vermillions)
    1. Alternative spelling of vermilion

    Adjective

    vermillion

    1. Alternative spelling of vermilion

    Usage notes

    Some authorities view this as a misspelling; others consider it a valid but perhaps dated alternative. The OED records 23 citations with this spelling, ranging in date from 1597 to 1865.

    About 30% of the usage of vermilion/vermillion in the US (COCA) is in this spelling. In modern British usage, this spelling is rare (only 2 publications in the BNC, out of thousands).

    Only the one-L spelling appears in Webster's 1828, 1841 and 1913 dictionaries.

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