sinople
Meaningred ochre
Common meaning: green (heraldry)
- sinoplered ochreSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 487 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Late Latin sinopis ‘red ochre’.
Roots
- sinopis Late Latin “red ochre”
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