† enˈvermeil, v. Obs.
Also 4 envermail.
[ad. OF. envermeiller, f. en (see en-1) + vermeil, vermeille vermilion-coloured: see vermeil.]
trans. To tinge as with vermilion; to give a ruddy colour to. Hence envermeiled ppl. a., roseate, ruddy.
| 14.. ? Lydg. Ball. our Ladie in Chaucer's Wks. (1561) cccxxix b, Uinarie enuermailed, refresher of our blood. 1625–6 Milton Death Fair Infant 1 That lovely dye That did thy cheek envermeil. 1822 Beddoes Bride's Tragedy iv. iii, How blushes open their envermeiled leaves On her fair features. |