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Sinopite

Sin′o-pite

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
sinopis
(sc.
terra
), a red earth or ocher found in
Sinope
, a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].]
(Min.)
A brick-red ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.

Definition 2024

sinopite

sinopite

English

Noun

sinopite ‎(usually uncountable, plural sinopites)

  1. (mineralogy) A brick-red ferruginous clay used as red paint in ancient times.

Etymology

From French [Term?], from Latin sinopis (terra) ‎(“a red earth or ocher found in Sinope”), from Sinope ‎(“a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea”).

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