ocher, ochre
(adjective) of a moderate orange-yellow color
ocher, ochre
(noun) a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
ocher, ochre
(noun) any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ochre (countable and uncountable, plural ochres)
An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
(molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."
(slang) Money, especially gold.
Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.
ochre (not comparable)
Having a yellow-orange colour.
(archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.
ochre (third-person singular simple present ochres, present participle ochreing or ochring, simple past and past participle ochred)
To cover or tint with ochre.
ochre (countable and uncountable, plural ochres)
(obsolete) Alternative form of okra.
• -chore, Roche, chore, ocher, roche
Source: Wiktionary
O"cher, O"chre, n. Etym: [F.ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. (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.
O"chre, n. (Min.)
Definition: See Ocher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
