ochre
Other words from ochre
- o·chre·ous [oh-ker-uhs, oh-kree-uhs], /ˈoʊ kər əs, ˈoʊ kri əs/, o·chrous [oh-kruhs], /ˈoʊ krəs/, o·chry [oh-kree], /ˈoʊ kri/, adjective
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How to use ochre in a sentence
All of them are brighter and purer than native ochres, and equally stable.
Field's Chromatography | George FieldIt chiefly occurs as oxide, as in magnetite, hæmatite, and in the brown iron ores and ochres.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThese drawings were done in variously coloured ochres—brown, red, yellow, and some black.
The Cape and the Kaffirs | Harriet WardThen, turning your back on the glitter, you see the heavy browns and greens and ochres of the ruins once more.
The Tower of Oblivion | Oliver OnionsIt may be mixed with various colored minerals or ochres to represent the various marbles, and is a valuable receipt.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha Hale
British Dictionary definitions for ochre
US ocher
/ (ˈəʊkə) /
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
(tr) to colour with ochre
Origin of ochre
1Derived forms of ochre
- ochreous (ˈəʊkrɪəs, ˈəʊkərəs), ochrous (ˈəʊkrəs), ochry (ˈəʊkərɪ, ˈəʊkrɪ), US ocherous or ochery, adjective
- ochroid (ˈəʊkrɔɪd), adjective
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