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or·pi·ment \ˈȯ(r)pəmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin auripigmentum, from auri- + pigmentum pigment — more at pigment 1. a. : an orange to yellow mineral As2S3 consisting of arsenic trisulfide and frequently associated with realgar b. : artificially produced arsenic trisulfide 2. or orpiment yellow : a light to brilliant yellow that is darker than empire yellow — called also king's yellow, mineral yellow, Montpellier yellow, patent yellow, quercitron, realgar yellow, royal yellow, Turner's yellow, Verona yellow, Veronese yellow, yellow daisy |