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Synonyms for ochre

Grammar : Adj
Spell : oh-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ kər

Top 10 synonyms for ochre
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Définition of ochre

Origin :
  • type of clayey soil (much used in pigments), late 14c., from Old French ocre (c.1300) and directly from Late Latin ocra, from Latin ochra, from Greek ochra, from ochros "pale yellow," of unknown origin. As a color name, "brownish-yellow," it is attested from mid-15c. Related: Ochreous.
  • As in brown : adj dark, burnished color
  • As in buff : adj sandy color
Example sentences :
  • All were profusely painted with chalk, ochre, and vermilion.
  • Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid
  • Every day I wrote with him, first in red, and then in ochre to give him a rest.
  • Extract from : « Droozle » by Frank Banta
  • To-day, they wear the ochre helmet, and show the profiles of Saracen warriors.
  • Extract from : « The New Book Of Martyrs » by Georges Duhamel
  • The houses are of all colours from ochre to gray, and all sizes, and all architectures.
  • Extract from : « Through Arctic Lapland » by Cutcliffe Hyne
  • These formulas, however, contained a small percentage of umber and ochre.
  • Extract from : « Paint Technology and Tests » by Henry A. Gardner
  • The hill where this earth or ochre is found is called HgmarkbÅ“rget.
  • Extract from : « Lachesis Lapponica » by Carl von Linn
  • There I saw three skulls of men resting on the ochre with which he rubbed his body.
  • Extract from : « Lost in the Jungle » by Paul Du Chaillu
  • It is only after this ceremony that women have the right to smear themselves with ochre.
  • Extract from : « Balder The Beautiful, Vol. I. » by Sir James George Frazer
  • I myself have had repainted with ochre such as were beginning to be effaced.
  • Extract from : « Atlantida » by Pierre Benoit
  • The cottages have a snug and eminently cheerful look, with their much-weathered tiles and white and ochre coloured walls.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home

Antonyms for ochre

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