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
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
