Sinopia
/sɪˈnəʊpɪə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos. countable, uncountable
- 2 a red ocher formerly used as a pigment wordnet
- 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."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Today many of the sinopias have been uncovered by a method called stacco."
Etymology
From Italian sinopia. Compare sinoper.