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ochre
[ oh-ker ]
ochre
/ ˈəʊkərɪ; ˈəʊkrɔɪd; ˈəʊkrɪ; ˈəʊkrəs; ˈəʊkrɪəs; ˈəʊkə; ˈəʊkərəs /
noun
- any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
- a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
- ( as adjective )
an ochre dress
verb
- tr to colour with ochre
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Derived Forms
- ochreous, adjective
- ochroid, adjective
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Other Words From
- o·chre·ous [oh, -ker-, uh, s, oh, -kree-, uh, s], o·chrous [oh, -kr, uh, s], o·chry [oh, -kree], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ochre1
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Example Sentences
It has faded from pixelated gray to rusted ochre, fringed on the edges with black sweat grease.
The ochre spaghetti you get looks steampunk, but tastes just fine.
Our guide, Mouha, glanced up at the trail that disappeared far into the ochre uplands.
In this 1962 painting, called “Ochre and Black,” Gottlieb shows us pulling a face.
Burnt ochre, which is very serviceable in stucco work, is made as follows.
Into this they pour chalk and bray it, obtaining the colour of Attic yellow ochre.
Brick dust and yellow ochre are sometimes found as adulterants.
The female must content herself with burnt sienna back-covering which comes down onto her ochre-coloured belly.
"Churinga" in Australia are greased with the natural moisture of the palm of the hand, and rubbed with red ochre.
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