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| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Orpiment": Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Auripigment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Orpiment": Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing.[Websters]. | |
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Date "AURIPIGMENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
