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orpiment
or·pi·ment [ áwrpimənt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
yellow mineral: a bright yellow arsenic sulfide mineral. Use: dyeing, tanning.
[14th century. Via French< Latin auripigmentum "gold pigment"]
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