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单词 ocher
释义
ocher
noun[U]
US(also mainlyUKochre)
us
/ˈoʊ.kɚ/uk
/ˈəʊ.kər/
a yellowish-orangecolor, or asubstanceobtainedfromearththat is used for giving thiscolortopaints
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
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ocher
adjective
US(also mainlyUKochre)
us
/ˈoʊ.kɚ/uk
/ˈəʊ.kər/
having a yellowish-orangecolor:
In thedistancea fewhillsandmountainsin ocher colourscolors werestartingtoappear.
Thebuildinghas ocheryellowwallsandgreentiledroofs.
More examples
  • Theroomwasdecoratedindeepreds,terracotta, and ocheryellow.
  • First youdrivethrough the desert-likeprovinceof Jaen, withitsblanketofolivetreesand ocherdust.
  • Aseaofwhitepapersflutteredover the ochersand.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Less common colours
  • amethyst
  • apple green
  • argent
  • ashy
  • avocado
  • bisque
  • blue-black
  • claret
  • coppery
  • dun
  • earth tone
  • emerald
  • puce
  • rust
  • saffron
  • sapphire
  • sepia
  • sky blue
  • tangerine
  • taupe
See more results »
(Definition ofocherfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofocher

ocher
The sky wore anocherhue against which the branches quivered in zigzags of blackness.
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The outside of the wood has been painted with redocher, but this is mostly worn off.
FromProject Gutenberg
The cutting around this slot appears new, and redocherhas been rubbed into the crevices.
FromProject Gutenberg
The figures are all colored with redocher.
FromProject Gutenberg
It is painted all over with redocher, except on the bottom.
FromProject Gutenberg
The painting never goes farther than marking out the beard and eyebrows with soot or black lead, and sometimes reddening the cheeks withocher.
FromProject Gutenberg
The sledge is rather heavy and clumsy, but usually carefully made and often painted with redocher.
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The figures are all incised and colored, some withocherand some with soot.
FromProject Gutenberg
The shaft is of spruce, 5 feet 4¾ inches long, and painted red withocher.
FromProject Gutenberg
The specimens figured show the different styles of ornamentation, which always consist of incised patterns colored with redocheror rarely with soot.
FromProject Gutenberg
In one the hand is smeared with redocherand water, and impressed upon the rock surface.
FromProject Gutenberg
Mixed withocher, for instance, it gives an elegant and durable floor varnish, which may safely be washed off with weak soda solution.
FromProject Gutenberg
Paint them well withocherbefore using; they will last longer.
FromProject Gutenberg
All the caves have been originally plastered in a sort of terra cotta orocherstucco.
FromProject Gutenberg
Choose a light, downy feather and dye it withocher.
FromProject Gutenberg
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