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· Old French
orpiment
2 English words descend from Old French
orpiment
, most common first.
orpiment
Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.
orpine
Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.