sinople

n. [矿]赭石,铁石英

词形变化

sinoples 复数 sinoples

别名

cinople sinoper sinopre synopre synopar synopeir synapour sinaper synaper

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A shade of red; sinoper.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Sinoper, a kind of red earth historically used as a pigment, originally imported to Greece from Sinope in Paphlagonia.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  3. 3.

    Ferruginous quartz of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow, used to make the pigment sinopia.

    可数 不可数 化学 地质
  4. 4.

    Vert (green).

    可数 废旧 不可数 政治 纹章

词源

From Old French sinople, from Latin Sinōpis, from Ancient Greek Σινωπίς (Sinōpís, “of Sinope”), a town that exported a red ocher. The unexpected change to meaning "green" in heraldry occurred in French texts around 1350 for unclear reasons.

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