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Sinopia

//sɪˈnəʊpɪə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a red ocher formerly used as a pigment wordnet
  3. 3
    The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco. countable, uncountable

    "Today many of the sinopias have been uncovered by a method called stacco."

Etymology

From Italian sinopia. Compare sinoper.

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