ocher

Describes a pale yellow-brown or earthy yellow color, resembling the natural clay pigment.

• 🇵🇹Descreve uma cor amarelo-acastanhada pálida ou amarelo-terrosa, semelhante ao pigmento natural de argila; também se refere ao próprio pigmento mineral usado em tintas.

1. Moderate orange-yellow color B2 formal

   Describing a color that is a moderate shade of orange-yellow, resembling the natural pigment.

   • The walls were painted a warm ocher hue.
   • She wore an ocher scarf that matched the autumn leaves.
   • The artist used ocher tones to create a sunset effect.

   🇵🇹Cor laranja-amarelada moderada

   Sinônimos: ochre

• more ocher comparative form
• most ocher superlative form

A noun referring to a moderate yellow-orange to orange color, or any of various earths containing silica, alumina, and ferric oxide used as a pigment.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um pigmento terroso de cor amarelo-alaranjada ou laranja, composto principalmente por óxido de ferro e argila, usado em tintas; também se refere à própria cor amarelo-alaranjada ou laranja terrosa.

1. Color B2 formal

   A moderate yellow-orange to orange color.

   • The artist used ocher to paint the sunset.
   • The walls were painted in a warm ocher tone.
   • Ocher is a common color in ancient cave paintings.

   🇵🇹Cor

   Sinônimos: ochre

2. Pigment B2 formal

   Any of various natural earths containing silica, alumina, and ferric oxide, used as a pigment.

   • The ancient Egyptians used ocher for their murals.
   • Ocher was one of the first pigments used by humans.
   • The artist ground ocher into a fine powder to mix with oil.

   🇵🇹Ocre

   Sinônimos: ochre

• ochers plural form
• ochers' possessive plural form
• ocher's possessive singular form