Defn: The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.
ORPHIC
Or"phic, a. Etym: [L. Orphicus, Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.
ORPHREY
Or"phrey, n. Etym: [See Orfrays.]
Defn: A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. Pugin.
ORPIMENT Or"pi*ment, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold + pigmentum pigment. Cf. Aureate, Pigment, Orpin, Orpine.] (Chem.)
Defn: 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. Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie. Chaucer. Red orpiment, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic. — Yellow orpiment, king's yellow.
ORPIN
Or"pin, n. Etym: [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See
Orpiment.]
1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to red.
2. (Bot.)