Definition of Orpimint
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 lemonyellow 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.
Our orpiment and sublimed
mercurie. Chaucer.
Red orpiment, realgar; the red sulphide of
arsenic. -- Yellow orpiment, king's
yellow.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- arsenic trisulphide, occuring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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