orpiment
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːpɪmənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹpəmənt/
Noun
editorpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)
- 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.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editarsenic trisulphide
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Orpiment”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “orpiment”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
Anagrams
editFrench
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editorpiment m (plural orpiments)
Further reading
edit- “orpiment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
editNoun
editorpiment
- Alternative form of orpyment
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French orpiment.
Noun
editorpiment n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of orpiment (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) orpiment | orpimentul |
genitive/dative | (unui) orpiment | orpimentului |
vocative | orpimentule |
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