| 释义 |
ochrous, a.|ˈəʊkrəs|
Also 9 (U.S.) ocherous.
[f. ochre, or L. ōchra + -ous: cf. herba, herbōsus. The spelling ocherous is not on L. analogies.]
1. = ochreous 1.
1757Walker in Phil. Trans. L. 125 All chalybeat waters separate their ochrous parts, when exposed some time to the air. 1802Trans. Soc. Arts XX. 224 The ochrous earth of iron, commonly called red ochre. 1806Webster, Ocherous,..like or containing ocher. 1822J. Imison Sc. & Art II. 416 Raw Terra Sienna is a native ochrous earth brought from Italy. 1828Webster s.v. Ocherous matter, an ocherous color. 1869Rep. Comm. Agric. 1868 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 427 The pasture..hardening in some such manner as ‘hard-pan’ forms in ocherous soil. 1885Century Mag. XXX. 819 The red ocherous soil of their steep sides.
2. = ochreous 2.
1877Patmore Unknown Eros (1890) 21 Many a haggard stair Ochrous with ancient stains. |