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ochre

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o·chre  (kr)
n.
Variant of ocher.
ochre or US ocher [oak-er]
Noun
a yellow or reddish-brown earth used in paints or dyes
Adjective
moderate yellow-orange to orange [Greek ōkhros pale yellow]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ochreochre - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
ocher
earth color - a colored mineral used as a pigment
sinoper, sinopia, sinopis - a red ocher formerly used as a pigment
yellow ocher, yellow ochre - pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
2.ochreochre - a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
ocher
orange yellow, saffron - a shade of yellow tinged with orange
Adj.1.ochre - of a moderate orange-yellow color
ocher
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations

ochre (US), ocher [ˈəukəʳ] n → ocre m
ochre [ˈəukəʳ] adj → ocre
ochre (US) ocher [ˈəukəʳ] adj → ockerfarben
ochre (US), ocher [ˈəukəʳ] adj → ocra inv
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His flier was rushing swiftly above a barren, ochre plain--the world-old bottom of a long-dead Martian sea.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
A group of old fakirs were capering and making a wild ado round the statue; these were striped with ochre, and covered with cuts whence their blood issued drop by drop--stupid fanatics, who, in the great Indian ceremonies, still throw themselves under the wheels of Juggernaut.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
His stomach is generally full, and his skin is covered with linen and cloth, instead of red ochre and oil.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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