🟧 A yellow-orange 🟧 Yellow-orange color 🌍 Earth pigment 🎨 To stain

to ocher

8.4

To coat something with a yellow-brown earth pigment

verb
/ˈoʊkər/

: teñir de ocre

Ancient people often ochred their pottery for decoration and protection.

Examples

The artist ochered the canvas with rich, warm tones.
They ochre the walls every spring to refresh the color in the living room.
The artist ochred the canvas to give it a warm, earthy tone.
She decided to ochre her pottery for a unique finish.
The artist ochred the canvas to create a beautiful sunset effect.
In ancient times, people ochred their bodies during rituals for spiritual significance.
After they ochred the walls, the room felt much warmer and more inviting.

Synonyms

to stain

vsto ocher

113 3.2

To put color on something to change how it looks

involves deliberate coating with a yellow brown pigment not accidental marking

to dye

vsto ocher

37 2.2

To change the color of something using a coloring liquid or powder

uses a specific yellow brown pigment rather than a general coloring substance

to pigment

vsto ocher

1 5.1

To add color to something by applying a colored substance or by natural change

focuses on using one yellow brown coloring material rather than coloring generally

to ruddle

vsto ocher

Archaic

9.9

To color something red with red powder or paint

uses a yellow brown natural pigment rather than red

Compounds

yellow ocher

Specialized

1 6.7

A natural yellow pigment from earth used for painting

How Stained

to paint

854 1.0

to ocher

8.4

to stain

113 3.2

to tint

24 3.6

Surface Forms

ocher infinitive

ochered past

ochered past participle

ochering present participle

ochers third person singular

Etymology

Ocher (also spelled ochre) comes from Greek ōkhra, meaning 'pale yellow', because people used that yellow earth to coat and color objects. So to ochre something is simply to stain or paint it with that warm earth pigment.