red ochre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As the sage was lit, Uqualla placed red ochre and corn pollen in the fire.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023
Some included ivory spears and discs, along with bodies carefully covered in red ochre and beads made of both mammoth ivory and fox teeth.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
A skeleton covered in red ochre, which is naturally occurring iron oxide, Prof Buckland presumed The Red "Lady" to be a Roman prostitute, or witch.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
The sobrasada sits on a slab of black terrazzo perched on a pedestal, a straight-sided block of scoopable spiced sausage the color of red ochre whose surface is an undulant landscape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023
The dead man had worn his long brown hair loose, except for a single lock at the temple, matted with red ochre.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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