Sin'o-ple1, n.
n. [Fr. & Sp. sinople, Pg. sinople, sinopla, It. senopia, from Lat. sinopis (sc. terra), Gr. σινωπίς, σινωπική, a red earth or ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagonia, on the Black Sea.] (Min.) Red ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish-red color, sometimes with a tinge of yellow. It occurs in small but perfect crystals, and in masses that resemble some varieties of jasper.