sinople

noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A shade of red; sinoper.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sinoper, a kind of red earth historically used as a pigment, originally imported to Greece from Sinope in Paphlagonia.
3. (countable, uncountable)Ferruginous quartz of a blood-red or brownish red colour, sometimes with a tinge of yellow, used to make the pigment sinopia.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Vert (green).

   “In heraldry, sinople (the green of blazonry) also signified love, joy, abundance.”

   “Espinosa (Spain and Flanders) : Argent, a tree terrassé sinople, accosted by two wolves affrontés, sable […]”

   “This shield argent with three lions sinople (green) has remained the coat of arms of the House of Lannoy. The young knight built a home in the woods around the seigneurie of Lys.”