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Cinnabar

//ˈsɪn.əˌbɑɹ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of a bright red colour tinted with orange.

Adjective

1
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color wordnet

Noun

1
A deep red mineral, mercuric sulfide, HgS; the principal ore of mercury; such ore used as the pigment vermilion. countable, uncountable
2
large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort wordnet
3
A bright red colour tinted with orange. countable, uncountable
4
a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury wordnet
5
A species of erebid moth, Tyria jacobaeae, having red patches on its predominantly black wings. countable
"There are a few day-flying exceptions such as hummingbird hawk-moths, silver Ys, cinnabars, scarlet tigers and burnets but, in general, knowledge of moths lags behind that of butterflies."

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6
Synonym of dragon's blood (“type of resin”). countable, uncountable
7
The Elixir of Life. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.

Etymology 2

First attested in the mid-15th century. From Middle English cynabare, from Old French cinabre, from Latin cinnabaris, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari), of unknown origin.

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