Meaning of orpiment | Babel Free

Definitions

Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Jeremiah found himself indoors, perfecting his Draftsmanship, bending all day over the work-table, grinding and mixing his own Inks,— siftings and splashes ev'rywhere of King's Yellow, Azure, red Orpiment, Indian lake, Verdigris, Indigo, and Umber.”

CEFR level