orpyment

Middle English

Alternative forms

orpiment, orpement, orpment, orpemynt

Etymology

From Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

orpyment (uncountable)

orpiment (as used in alchemy and medicine)

Descendants

English: orpiment

References

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

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