minium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɪnɪəm/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin miniumbor. English minium Borrowed from Latin minium.
Meanings
- (historical, uncountable, usually) Cinnabar, especially when used as a pigment; vermilion.
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(uncountable, usually) Red lead.
[H]e was so overcome by suffering that his face, which had once been of oriental minium, now became like orpiment, and the hams of his lips turned into rancid lard.
2007, Giambattista Basile, translated by Nancy L. Canepa, Tale of Tales, Penguin, page 29:The compounds formed by the combination of the peroxide of lead with the protoxide have received the general name of miniums, and are known in commerce as red lead.
1861, Robert H. Lamborn, A rudimentary treatise on the Metallurgy of Silver and Lead, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| miniums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (27)
el ερυθρομόλυβδος (red lead) · az sülügən (red lead) · de Minium (red lead) · ru су́рик (red lead) · ro miniu (red lead) · id minium (red lead) · fi mönjä (red lead) · grc μίνιον (red lead) · cs suřík (red lead) · id timah merah (red lead) · xcl նօթ (red lead) · fa سرنج (red lead) · hi सीस सिंदूर (red lead) · fr minium (red lead) · bg миниум (red lead) · la minium (red lead) · es tetróxido de plomo (red lead) · el μίνιο (red lead) · ca mini (red lead) · pt zarcão (red lead) · da mønje (red lead) · it minio (red lead) · pt mínio (red lead) · tl minyo (red lead) · sv mönja (red lead) · tr sülyen (red lead) · hy սուսր (red lead)