Vermilion

Noun

 * 1) A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide.
 * 2) A vivid red or slightly orange colour.
 * 3) A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
 * 1) A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.

Adjective

 * 1) Having a brilliant red colour.
 * 2) Having the color of the vermilion dye.

Thesaurus
Titian, Titian-red, bricky, cardinal, carmine, carnation, carnelian, cerise, cherry, cherry-colored, cherry-red, crimson, damask, ferruginous, fiery, fire-red, flame-colored, flame-red, flaming, glowing, gules, henna, hot, incarmined, incarnadine, inflame, inflamed, infrared, iron-red, lake-colored, laky, lateritious, lipstick, lobster-red, lurid, madder, maroon, miniate, port-wine, puce, red, red-dyed, red-ink, red-looking, redden, reddened, reddish, reddish-amber, reddish-brown, rouge, rubicund, rubify, rubiginous, rubric, rubricose, ruby, ruby-colored, ruby-red, ruddied, ruddle, ruddy, rufescent, rufous, rust, rust-red, rusty, scarlet, stammel, tile-red, vinaceous, warm, wine, wine-colored, wine-red

Alternative forms

 * vermillion