different between arpine vs orpine

English

Noun

arpine (plural arpines)

1. Obsolete form of arpent.
   • 1623, John Webster, The Devil's Law Case

     Why , mistress , ' tis your only way,
     Before the judge's face: if he be master
     To enjoin me first that I reveal to you
     Of poor ten arpines of land forty hours longer

Anagrams

• Napier, panier, rapine

English

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Alternative forms

• orpin [14th-18th c.]

Etymology

From Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”)..

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???p(?)?n/

Noun

orpine (plural orpines)

1. Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.
   • 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society 2007, p. 207:

     Common Orpine rises up with diverse round, brittle stalks, thick set with fat and fleshy leaves without any order, and little or nothing dented about the edges; of a pale green colour.

2. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.

Synonyms

• (succulent Sedum): livelong

Related terms

• orpiment

Anagrams

• Perino, Pinero, norepi, opiner, pernio, pioner, porine, pornie, rip one, rope in