First Known Use: 14th century
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orpiment
noun or·pi·ment \ˈȯr-pə-mənt\
Definition of ORPIMENT
: a rare orange to lemon-yellow mineral consisting of a native trisulfide of arsenic
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Origin of ORPIMENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin auripigmentum, from aurum + pigmentum pigment
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