orpiment

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Orpiment

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Etymology

From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (orpiment), from aurum (gold) + pigmentum (pigment).

Pronunciation

Noun

orpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)

  1. arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment
    • 1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 24, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 242:
      Jeremiah found himself indoors, perfecting his Draftsmanship, bending all day over the work-table, grinding and mixing his own Inks,— siftings and splashes ev'rywhere of King's Yellow, Azure, red Orpiment, Indian lake, Verdigris, Indigo, and Umber.

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Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Orpiment”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • orpiment”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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French

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Noun

orpiment m (plural orpiments)

  1. orpiment

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

orpiment

  1. Alternative form of orpyment

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French orpiment.

Noun

orpiment n (uncountable)

  1. orpiment

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