sinopis

  

sin·o·pis

[sin-uh-puhs, si-noh-puhs]
noun
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Also, si·no·pi·a [si-noh-pee-uh] , sin·o·per [sin-uh-per] .

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

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sinopis

noun
a red ocher formerly used as a pigment 
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sinopis is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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