orpiment
nounUK /ˈɔːpɪmənt/ · US /ˈɔɹpəmənt/
Etymology From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).
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Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.
- Jeremiah found himself indoors, perfecting his Draftsmanship, bending all day over the work-table, grinding and mixing his own Inks,— siftings and splashes ev'rywhere of King's Yellow, Azure, red Orpiment, Indian lake, Verdigris, Indigo, and Umber.1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 24, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part One: Latitudes and Departures, page 242:
- Derived terms
- red orpiment, yellow orpiment