orpyment

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

orpiment, orpement, orpment, orpemynt

Etymology edit

From Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɔrp(i)ˈmɛnt/, /ˈɔrp(i)mɛnt/

Noun edit

orpyment (uncountable)

orpiment (as used in alchemy and medicine)

Descendants edit

English: orpiment

References edit

“orpiment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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