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Orpiment

//ˈɔːpɪmənt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic wordnet

Etymology

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

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