Definition of Ochred

1. Verb. (past of ochre) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ochred

1. ochre [v] - See also: ochre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ochred

ochone
ochophobia
ochraceous
ochratoxin
ochratoxin A hydroxylase
ochratoxins
ochre
ochre codon
ochre mutation
ochre suppressor
ochrea
ochreae
ochreas
ochreate
ochreated
ochred (current term)
ochreish
ochreous
ochres
ochrey
ochring
ochrodermia
ochroid
ochroleucous
ochrometer
ochronosis
ochronotic
ochronotic arthritis
ochrous
ochry

Literary usage of Ochred

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"... and yellow-ochred doorsteps projecting on to the pavement; then another old shop whose small window looked like a cunning, half-shut eye. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1898)
"... unless they are painted.4 In Florida, the Knight of Elvas met with certain Indians who had " their bodies, thighs and arms ochred and dyed with black, ..."

3. Through the Dark Continent: Or, The Sources of the Nile Around the Great by Henry Morton Stanley (1879)
"Full dress includes a semicircle of finely plaited hair over the forehead painted red, ears well ochred, the rest of the hair drawn up taut at the back of ..."

4. The Native Tribes of Central Australia by Baldwin Spencer, Francis James Gillen (1899)
"The resin is, as usual, red- ochred, while the addition of the wooden handle gives the opportunity of a little bit of decoration in the form of lines ..."

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