minium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of minium
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: cinnabar, red lead
Example Sentences
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Better to stick to madder root, red ochre, or the red-lead minium that had been in use since classical antiquity.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 27, 2018
Overnight and summertime minium give insight in how sustained the heat has become.
From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2018
Like Virginia, the D.C. rules also require minium levels of insurance coverage and background checks for drivers.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2015
It also would have called on each shareholder to have a minium account balance and to keep it there for at least 30 days.
From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2012
Pliny is somewhat confused over the minium—or the text is corrupt, for this should be the genuine minium of Roman times.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
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