sinopia

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sinopia

/sɪˈnəʊpɪə/ UK

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From Italian sinopia. Compare sinoper.

noun sinopias · sinopie

countable, uncountable A reddish-brown ochre-like pigment, derived from sinople, used in traditional oil painting and as the cartoon for frescos.
Similar: sinoper
countable, uncountable The rough sketch (executed in sinopia) which underlies a fresco. Today many of the sinopias have been uncovered by a method called stacco.

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@misc{sinopia_2026,
  title = {sinopia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sinopia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}