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ochre

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o·chre  (kr)
n.
Variant of ocher.

ochre US, ocher [ˈəʊkə]
n
1. any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)
a.  a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
b.  (as adjective) an ochre dress
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) (tr) to colour with ochre
[from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow]
ochreous  [ˈəʊkrɪəs ˈəʊkərəs], ochrous [ˈəʊkrəs], ochry [ˈəʊkərɪ ˈəʊkrɪ] US, ocherous, ochery adj
ochroid  [ˈəʊkrɔɪd] adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ochreochre - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
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
orange yellow, saffron - a shade of yellow tinged with orange
Adj.1.ochre - of a moderate orange-yellow color
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
Translations
ochre ocher (US) [ˈəʊkəʳ] Nocre m
red ochreocre m rojo, almagre m
yellow ochreocre m amarillo
ochre [ˈəʊkər] adjocre
ochre, (US) ocher
nOcker m or nt; red ochreroter or rotes Ocker; yellow ochre (= substance)Ocker m or nt; (= colour)Ocker m or nt, → Ockergelb nt
adjockerfarben
ochre ocher (Am) [ˈəʊkəʳ]
1. nocra f inv
2. adj(color) ocra inv

ochre ocher (Am) [ˈəʊkəʳ]
1. nocra f inv
2. adj(color) 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.
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.
His stomach is generally full, and his skin is covered with linen and cloth, instead of red ochre and oil.
 
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