sinopis, sinopia, sinoper
(noun) a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sinopia (countable and uncountable, plural sinopias or sinopie)
A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.
Synonym: sinoper
(arts) The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.
• pisonia
Source: Wiktionary
Si*no"pi*a, Si*no"pis, n.
Definition: A red pigment made from sinopite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
