king's yellow

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noun king's yellow a yellow or red crystalline substance, As 2 S 3 , occurring in nature as the mineral orpiment, and used as a pigment (king's yellow) and in pyrotechnics. 1
noun king's yellow orpiment 0
noun king's yellow A yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulfide and oxide of arsenic. 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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