auripigmentum
οὐκ ἔστι λέουσι καὶ ἀνδράσιν ὅρκια πιστά → there are no pacts between lions and men, between lions and men there are no oaths of faith, there can be no covenants between men and lions
Latin > English
auripigmentum auripigmenti N N :: yellow/trisulphide of arsenic, bright yellow dye mineral, yellow orpiment
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
aurĭ-pigmentum: i, n. aurum,
I orpiment; composed of arsenic, sulphur, and earth, of a brilliant yellow color, Vitr. 7, 7; Cels. 5, 5; Plin. 33, 4, 22, § 79.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
aurĭpigmentum, ī, n. (aurum, pigmentum), orpin, orpiment : Plin. 33, 79 ; Cels. Med. 5, 5 ; Vitr. Arch. 7, 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
auripīgmentum, ī, n. (aurum u. pigmentum), Auripigment od. Operment, ein Arsenikerz (griech. ἀρσενικόν), Vitr. 7, 7, 5. Cels. 5, 5. Plin. 33, 79; 35, 30 u. 49. Scrib. 227 u. 230 237. Plin. Val. 1, 37. Cael. Aur. chron. 4, 8, 117. Isid. 19, 17, 12.
