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o·chre
(ō′kər)n.
Variant of ocher.
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ochre
(ˈəʊkə) orocher
n
1. any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
2. (Colours)
a. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
b. (as adjective): an ochre dress.
vb
(Dyeing) (tr) to colour with ochre
[C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow]
ochreous, ochrous, ochry, ˈocherous, ˈochery adj
ochroid adj
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ochre
Past participle: ochred
Gerund: ochring
| Imperative |
|---|
| ochre |
| ochre |
| Present |
|---|
| I ochre |
| you ochre |
| he/she/it ochres |
| we ochre |
| you ochre |
| they ochre |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I ochred |
| you ochred |
| he/she/it ochred |
| we ochred |
| you ochred |
| they ochred |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am ochring |
| you are ochring |
| he/she/it is ochring |
| we are ochring |
| you are ochring |
| they are ochring |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have ochred |
| you have ochred |
| he/she/it has ochred |
| we have ochred |
| you have ochred |
| they have ochred |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was ochring |
| you were ochring |
| he/she/it was ochring |
| we were ochring |
| you were ochring |
| they were ochring |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had ochred |
| you had ochred |
| he/she/it had ochred |
| we had ochred |
| you had ochred |
| they had ochred |
| Future |
|---|
| I will ochre |
| you will ochre |
| he/she/it will ochre |
| we will ochre |
| you will ochre |
| they will ochre |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have ochred |
| you will have ochred |
| he/she/it will have ochred |
| we will have ochred |
| you will have ochred |
| they will have ochred |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be ochring |
| you will be ochring |
| he/she/it will be ochring |
| we will be ochring |
| you will be ochring |
| they will be ochring |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been ochring |
| you have been ochring |
| he/she/it has been ochring |
| we have been ochring |
| you have been ochring |
| they have been ochring |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been ochring |
| you will have been ochring |
| he/she/it will have been ochring |
| we will have been ochring |
| you will have been ochring |
| they will have been ochring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been ochring |
| you had been ochring |
| he/she/it had been ochring |
| we had been ochring |
| you had been ochring |
| they had been ochring |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would ochre |
| you would ochre |
| he/she/it would ochre |
| we would ochre |
| you would ochre |
| they would ochre |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have ochred |
| you would have ochred |
| he/she/it would have ochred |
| we would have ochred |
| you would have ochred |
| they would have ochred |
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Noun 1. [画像:ochre - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide]ochre - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
earth color - a colored mineral used as a pigment
yellow ocher, yellow ochre - pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
2. [画像:ochre - a moderate yellow-orange to orange color]ochre - 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
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Translations
okra
oker
oker
ochre
ocher (US) [ˈəʊkəʳ] N → ocre mred ochre → ocre m rojo, almagre m
yellow ochre → ocre m amarillo
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ochre
, (US) ochern → 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
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