Definition of Ochres. Meaning of Ochres. Synonyms of Ochres

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Definition of Ochres

Ochre
Ocher O"cher, Ochre O"chre, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. ?, from (?) pale, pale yellow.] (Min.) (a) A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors. (b) A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
Ochre
Ochre O"chre, n. (Min.) See Ocher.

Meaning of Ochres from wikipedia

- pigments, which includes yellow ochre, red ochre, purple ochre, sienna, and umber. The major ingredient of all the ochres is iron(III) oxide-hydroxide,...
- French ochre.: 426  Of the total number of ochres, it is the golden ochre pigment that is closer in purity, brightness and shade all to Attic ochre, the...
- Ochre Court is a large châteauesque mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Commissioned by Ogden Goelet, it was built at a cost of $4.5 million...
- The Ochre Pits are a po****r tourist destination in Australia's Northern Territory, approximately 110 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta...
- Look up ochre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ochre is a natural pigment and ****ociated color. Ochre or Ocher may also refer to: Ochre (musician) (born...
- Woman-Ochre is a 1955 abstract expressionist oil painting by Dutch/American artist Willem de Kooning, part of his Woman series from that period. It was...
- Lead ochre or lead ocher in American English (German: bleiocker; from Ancient Gr**** ὤχρα ōkhrós 'pale yellow, orange'), as well as plumbic ocher or lead...
- Melanthius and Nicomachus. They used only four colors (ochres) in their work, one of which was Attic ochre, which depicted light and the light parts of the...
- Ochre is the stage name of English electronic musician Christopher Leary. The name "Ochre" was originally adopted as the title for Leary's academic work...
- The ochre bush squirrel (Paraxerus ochraceus) is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat...