A gerbil is a small mammal of the order Rodentia. Once known simply as  desert rats , the gerbil subfamily includes about 110 species of African, Indian, and Asian rodents, including sand rats and jirds, all of which are adapted to arid habitats.
Vermouth, quinquina and americano are also fortified wines. Fortified means the alcohol percentage of the wine has been raised through the addition of spirits (a fairly neutral grape brandy is ideal in most cases). Almost all these wines have a white wine or mistelle base.
The word âvermeilâ comes from French and is pronounced âver-may.â. An alternative term is âsilver-giltâ (or âgilded silverâ), which has the same meaning as âvermeil.â. Vermeil is a term used to refer to jewelry or other items made of silver and coated with gold.Â© Aleksandr Ugorenkov / Fotolia.ow Gold Vermeil Is Made. Vermeil jewelry is made by first creating the base of the item out of silver and then plating it with a thin layer of gold. The method used to cover the surface of the piece with gold is called electrolysis.