ochre (redirected from ochrous)

o·chre  (kr)

n.

Variant of ocher.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ochre - 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.	ochre - 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 ocher (US) [ˈəʊkəʳ] N → ocre m
red ochre → ocre m rojo, almagre m
yellow ochre → ocre m amarillo

ochre [ˈəʊkə^r] adj → ocre

ochre, (US) ocher

n → Ocker m or nt; red ochre → roter or rotes Ocker; yellow ochre (= substance) → Ocker m or nt; (= colour) → Ocker m or nt, → Ockergelb nt

adj → ockerfarben

ochre ocher (Am) [ˈəʊkəʳ]

1. n → ocra f inv

2. adj → (color) ocra inv