Main Entry: si·no·pia

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈnō-pē-ə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural si·no·pi·as or si·no·pie \-pē-ˌā\

Etymology: Italian, from Latin sinopis, from Greek sinōpis, from Sinōpē Sinop, ancient seaport in Asia Minor

Date: 1844

1 : a red to reddish-brown earth pigment used by the ancients that depends for its color on its content of red ferric oxide
2 : a preliminary drawing for a fresco done in sinopia