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ochre
[ oh-ker ]
ochre
/ ˈəʊkərɪ; ˈəʊkrɪəs; ˈəʊkrəs; ˈəʊkrɔɪd; ˈəʊkə; ˈəʊkərəs; ˈəʊkrɪ /
noun
- 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
verb
- tr to colour with ochre
Derived Forms
- ochreous, adjective
- ochroid, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··dzܲ [oh, -ker-, uh, s, oh, -kree-, uh, s], ·dzܲ [oh, -kr, uh, s], · [oh, -kree], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ochre1
Example Sentences
Heading west from the Miracle Mile area, the eerie drift of smoke under a midmorning sun bathed the landscape in amber and ochre.
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.
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.
In the resulting enigmatic dreamscapes, muted purples, cornflower blues and soft ochres bloom and spatter and fleck in surprising, delicate ways.
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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