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sinopis
[ sin-uh-puhs, si-noh-puhs ]
noun
- a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sinopis1
< Latin ³§¾±²Ôű辱²õ ocher found in Sinope, Greek colony in Paphlagonia; compare late Middle English synopre ≪ Latin
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We find among them different shades of the same color, several reds, for instance, as sinopis, cinnabar, and others.
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The columns were painted with the color called sinopis Ponticum, a species of red ochre of brilliant tint.
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