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ochred

ochred

7.8
Having a yellow-brown color like dry earth used as paint
  • adjective
  • /ˈoʊkərd/
  • UK
translation icon : ocre
  • The ochred walls of the ancient temple created a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Examples

  • Ochred clothing signified religious and cultural continuity.

    Academic text (2003)

  • A Zulu red-ochred hat and several Zulu earplugs fill a vitrine opposite.

    Academic text (2006)

  • She painted her living room in an ochred hue to bring a touch of nature indoors.

  • The artist used ochred tones to evoke the soft glow of sunset in her latest work.

Synonyms

colored
vsochred
  • US
88 1.0

Having a color, natural or added

specifies a particular yellow brown pigment rather than any general color
dyed
vsochred
18 2.1

Cloth or hair that someone colored on purpose

is caused by a natural yellow brown pigment rather than an artificial dye
rust-colored
vsochred
  • US
2 3.0

A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal

is more yellow brown rather than red or rusty toned
pigmented
vsochred
2 4.6

Having visible color on skin or a surface

is specifically colored by a yellow brown natural pigment
orange-brown
vsochred
1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

is more yellowish brown than orange brown in hue
stained
vsochred
1 2.6

Marked or colored by something that is hard to remove

refers to being colored by a yellow brown natural pigment not just staining
yellow-tinged
vsochred
3.5

Slightly yellow in color

is more strongly yellow brown rather than a faint yellow hint
brownish-orange
vsochred
2.4

A light brown color with orange tones

leans more toward yellow brown rather than orange tones

How Brown

brown
939 1.0
brownish
13 1.0
ochred
  • UK
7.8
yellowish
11 1.1

Surface Forms

ochred positive

Morphology

ochred = ochre (transparent) = ochre + ed

Formed by straightforward suffixation of -ed to the noun 'ochre' meaning 'coloured with ochre', which is directly inferable to learners.

Etymology

Ochred comes from ochre, the common name for a 'yellow-brown' earth pigment. So something ochred is 'stained or colored with that pigment', which is why the word means being covered in that warm, earthy color.