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orpiments

orpiments is the plural of orpiment.

Meaning of orpiment

Noun

orpiment (countable and uncountable, plural orpiments)

  1. 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

Phrases with orpiments

Questions about orpiments

What is orpiments the plural of?
Orpiments is the plural of orpiment.

Words near orpiments in the dictionary

  1. orphrey
  2. orphreys
  3. orphéon
  4. orphéons
  5. orpiment
  6. orpiments
  7. orpin
  8. orpine
  9. orpines
  10. orping
  11. Orpington

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