sinople

Definitions

1. A shade of red; sinoper.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
2. Sinoper, a kind of red earth historically used as a pigment, originally imported to Greece from Sinope in Paphlagonia.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
3. Ferruginous quartz of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow, used to make the pigment sinopia.
   countable, uncountable
4. Vert (green).
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“In heraldry, sinople (the green of blazonry) also signified love⟳, joy, abundance.”

“Espinosa (Spain and Flanders) : Argent, a tree terrassé sinople, accosted by two wolves affrontés, sable […]”

“This shield argent with three lions sinople (green) has remained the coat of arms of the House of Lannoy. The young knight built a home in the woods around the seigneurie of Lys.”

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