n. [ F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold + pigmentum pigment. Cf. Aureate, Pigment, Orpin, Orpine. ] (Chem.) Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemon-yellow 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Red orpiment, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic. -- Yellow orpiment, king's yellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Orpiment \Or"pi*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold
+ pigmentum pigment. Cf. {Aureate}, {Pigment}, {Orpin},
{Orpine}.] (Chem.)
Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous
lemon-yellow 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.
[1913 Webster]
Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
{Red orpiment}, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.
{Yellow orpiment}, king's yellow.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orpiment
n 1: a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an
ore of arsenic
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