ochre
noun
ochrous
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a word derived from
ochre.
Example Sentences
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Van Houtte shows us two in his admirable Flore des Serres; C.l. candida, from Syon House, pure white excepting the ochrous throat—which is invariable—and C.l. picta, deep red, from the collection of J.J.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
Several other browns, and ochrous earths, partake of a citrine hue, such as Cassel Earth, Bistre, &c.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
In the opening stood her husband, painted all over with a red ochrous earth, and his head and breast ornamented with the white down of birds.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Robert Fitzroy
The basis consists partly of a streaked, ochrous earth, and in part of sand, concreted with particles of iron ore.
From A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 by Matthew Flinders
What we have succeeded in producing, and the genuine samples we have met with, have been fawns, buffs, drabs, &c., decidedly "ochrous" yellows, and wanting in stability.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
