ORPIMENTS

Noun

orpiments

plural of orpiment

Anagrams

• temporins

Source: Wiktionary


ORPIMENT

Or"pi*ment, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold + pigmentum pigment. Cf. Aureate, Pigment, Orpin, Orpine.] (Chem.)

Definition: Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing. Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie. Chaucer. Red orpiment, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.

– Yellow orpiment, king's yellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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