قاموس اللغة الإنجليزية

A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name.

A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.

A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.

Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.

To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.

Vermeil.

An animal, in general.

A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats, mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.

Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.

To breed vermin.

The generation or breeding of vermin.

A griping of the bowels.

Resembling vermin; in the manner of vermin.

Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.

Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as, verminous disease.

In a verminous manner.

Producing or breeding worms.

Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds.

A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite.

See Veronica, 1.