sandix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of lead, but inferior to true minium.

Word forms

sandix sandyx

Etymology

From Latin sandix, sandyx (“vermilion, or a colour like vermilion”), from Ancient Greek σάνδυξ (sándux).

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