red ocher

noun

1. any of the red natural earths, mixtures of hematite, that are used as pigments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red ocher¹

First recorded in 1565–75

Example Sentences

A series of overlapping photographs and careful measurements became a full-color, 3D digital model of the shell, and image enhancement software helped reveal how Magdalenian people had decorated the instrument with red ocher dots.

From Ars Technica

He covered her in red ocher — a powdered pigment found in ancient burial sites.

From Washington Post

It is made of white and reddish-brown bark, and sometimes the white ones are colored with red ocher.

From Project Gutenberg

The flesh side of the skin is rubbed with red ocher, on which are painted in describable designs.

From Project Gutenberg

Colono-Indian pottery; body pinkish buff with traces of red ocher in the clay; exterior surface highly burnished.

From Project Gutenberg

Peck notes burial markers as: stone platforms, red ocher abundant, and flint tools.

From Project Gutenberg

I stirred it gently; got more hematite—red ocher, you know—and half-filled the helmet.

From Project Gutenberg