orpiment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɔːpɪmənt/    美 /ˈɔɹpəmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment. countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

orpiments plural auripigment alternative

词源

From Middle English orpyment, from Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).
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