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ochre

[ oh-ker ]

noun

ochred, ochring.


ochre

/ ˈəʊkərɪ; ˈəʊkrɪəs; ˈəʊkrəs; ˈəʊkrɔɪd; ˈəʊkə; ˈəʊkərəs; ˈəʊkrɪ /

noun

  1. any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
    1. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      an ochre dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to colour with ochre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ochreous, adjective
  • ochroid, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··dzܲ [oh, -ker-, uh, s, oh, -kree-, uh, s], ·dzܲ [oh, -kr, uh, s], · [oh, -kree], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ochre1

C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ō, from Greek ō, from ōDz pale yellow
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Heading west from the Miracle Mile area, the eerie drift of smoke under a midmorning sun bathed the landscape in amber and ochre.

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While sunflower stars have not recovered, adult ochre sea stars on rocky shores are growing in size and number to what was measured before the disease epidemic.

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Mike Love is sitting in a blah-looking room in a Sheraton hotel in North Carolina, the garish pattern of his signature Hawaiian shirt popping against the ochre wallpaper behind him.

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In the resulting enigmatic dreamscapes, muted purples, cornflower blues and soft ochres bloom and spatter and fleck in surprising, delicate ways.

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The researchers discovered traces of a mixture of ochre and bitumen on several stone tools, such as scrapers, flakes, and blades.

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