Sinopite
Pronunciation : Sin"o*pite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. sinopis (sc. terra), a red earth or ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagoma, on the Black Sea, Gr. (Min.)
Definition : Defn: A brickred ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red paint.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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