Red ochre, ruddle. Obsolete.

earth or soil that is red in colour; spec. (a) red ochre, ruddle (now rare); (b) a red soil occurring in tropical and subtropical regions…

Red ochre used esp. for marking sheep; = ruddle, n.1; (also occasionally) the action of marking sheep with this. Now chiefly English regional.

Originally: red ochre, esp. as used as a dye for marking animals. Later also: a mixture of dyes or pigments of any colour used for marking…

A red pigment consisting of a variety of ochre, used esp. for marking sheep; red ochre, reddle. Cf. rud, n.1 3b.

Red ochre, ruddle. Obsolete.

A red variety of ochre widely used as a pigment; = ruddle, n.1

A kind of red earth used as a pigment (originally one brought to Greece from Sinope in Paphlagonia).

Red ochre; ruddle. Obsolete. rare.

(a) red ochre, ruddle; (b) Geology (also Red Chalk) chalk of a red colour, occurring esp. in eastern England; a bed of such chalk.

= sinoper, n. 2.

Red pigment; ruddle. Obsolete.

Esp. in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: red ochre.

A red earth used as a pigment. Obsolete.

gen. Any red earth. Obsolete.

Red ochre.

Red ochre, ruddle.

= Indian red n. at Indian, adj. n.compounds 1a(a).

(the colour of) a deep red pigment originally obtained from earth containing ferric oxide, now chiefly prepared by roasting ferrous salts; cf. red…

Red ochre, frequently used to mark sheep; reddle, ruddle.

A soft, red clay or earth rich in iron oxide; ruddle. Now rare.

= Indian red n. at Indian, adj. n.compounds 1a(a).

(a) any marl of a red colour; (Geology) a layer of such marl forming part of the Old or New Red Sandstone formations; †(b) red ochre, ruddle (obsolete…

= red ochre, n. Cf. ruddle, n.1

= Siena, n. Also attributive.

A red colouring matter: see quots.

Red ochre, burnt red clay (see quot. 1949).

= sinoper, n. 2a.

= sinoper, n. 2a.