sinopis

[sin-uh-puh s, si-noh-puh s]

noun

a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.

Also si·no·pi·a

[si-noh-pee-uh] /sɪˈnoʊ pi ə/, sin·o·per

[sin-uh-per] /ˈsɪn ə pər/.

Origin of sinopis

< Latin Sinōpis ocher found in Sinope, Greek colony in Paphlagonia; compare late Middle English synopre ≪ Latin

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There is an extraordinary difference of opinion respecting the Mediæval Latin, Sinopis.
The Curiosities of Heraldry
Mark Antony Lower