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sinopis

[ sin-uh-puhs, si-noh-puhs ]

noun

  1. a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinopis1

< Latin Sinōpis ocher found in Sinope, Greek colony in Paphlagonia; compare late Middle English synopre Latin
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Example Sentences

There is an extraordinary difference of opinion respecting the Mediæval Latin, Sinopis.

The columns were painted with the color called sinopis Ponticum, a species of red ochre of brilliant tint.

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