- a variation of ocher.
ochre
Americannoun
noun
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any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
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a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
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( as adjective )
an ochre dress
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verb
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Etymology
Origin of ochre
C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow
Vocabulary lists containing ochre
Example Sentences
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Ochre is a naturally occurring earth pigment; bitumen is a component of asphalt and can be produced from crude oil, but also occurs naturally in the soil.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2024
As an artist - he recently won the Red Ochre award, which recognises lifetime achievement of indigenous artists - he names his primary talent as storytelling.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2019
The culmination of the day was a short walk along Roussillon’s Ochre Trail .
From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2019
Ochre and green Take refuge under the trees.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 13, 2016
His delight Is to patter to me about Swelldom, Socierty, wot he calls gammon— That's Ochre, dear boy, dontcher know.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 by Various
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