Defn: A red pigment made from sinopite.
SINOPITE
Sin"o*pite, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. sinopis (sc. terra), a red earth or
ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea, Gr.
(Min.)
Defn: A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.
SINOPLE
Sin"o*ple, n. (Min.)
Defn: Ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish red color, sometimes with a tinge of yellow.
SINOPLE
Sin"o*ple, n. Etym: [F., fr. LL. sinopis. See Sinople a mineral.]
(Her.)
Defn: The tincture vert; green.
SINQUE
Sinque, n.
Defn: See Cinque. [Obs.] Beau & Fl.
SINSRING
Sins"ring, n. (Zoöl.)