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A red ocher formerly used as a pigment
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sinopia
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Wikipedia
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Sinopia (also known as sinoper , named after the Turkish city Sinop ) is a dark reddish-brown natural earth pigment , whose reddish color comes from hematite , a dehydrated form of iron oxide. It was widely used in classical antiquity and the Middle Ages ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a red ocher formerly used as a pigment [syn: sinopis , sinoper ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos. 2 The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sinopia \Si*no"pi*a\, Sinopis \Si*no"pis\, n. A red pigment made from sinopite.
Usage examples of sinopia.
Brunelleschian in style that some scholars have suggested Brunelleschi drew the sinopia, or cartoon, on the wall for Masaccio to paint.