vermillion

  1. Noun.  A reddish-orange pigment, mercuric sulfide (HgS), originally derived from cinnabar.
  2. Noun.  The colour of this pigment.
  3. Noun.  The red skin of the lip or its border with the skin of the face.
  4. Adjective.  Having such a colour.

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