ochre
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kər
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| —n | |
| 1. | any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments |
| 2. | a. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour |
| b. (as adjective): an ochre dress | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to colour with ochre |
| [C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow] | |
| ocher or ocher | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow] | |
| ochreous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochrous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochry or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| 'ocherous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| 'ochery or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochroid or ocher | |
| —adj | |
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Ochre
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
ochre
late 14c., "type of clayey soil (much used in pigments)," from O.Fr. ocre (c.1300), from L. ochra, from Gk. ochra, from ochros "pale yellow," of unknown origin. As a color name, "brownish-yellow," it is attested from mid-15c.
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Example sentences
The walls were finished with stucco and painted green, ochre and cranberry red, colors chosen to blend with the surroundings.
The wound is then tapped with a flat stick to increase the flow of blood, and red ochre is rubbed into it.
He has located every pictograph mentioned in the reports except one: the red ochre bear paw.
The bones had been covered in red ochre, a pigment made from clay.
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