单词 | ochreish |
释义 | ochreishocherishadj. 1. = ochreous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brownish yellow ochry1567 olive-coloured1612 sand-coloured1627 shammy1661 buff-coloured1686 pea soup1703 ochreish1747 ochreous1761 buff1765 ochraceous1776 buff-colour1796 buffish1802 mustard-coloured1825 nankeen1838 buffy1842 ochre-coloured1845 mustardy1850 ochrous1877 buff-yellow1882 buff-washed1883 mustard1919 Sahara1923 wheaten1975 1747 Philos. Trans. 1746 (Royal Soc.) 44 313 Of these Iron-Stones,..outwardly of an ocherish-yellow Colour, and inwardly of a reddish brown, I have calcined many. 1842 Trans. Royal Inst. Brit. Architects 103 The ochreish tint also seemed the result of the weather. 1852–4 New York Jrnl. Pharmacy 329 I obtained from two ounces of the root, about twenty grains only, having the sensible properties of the article very strongly, and being of a reddish brown colour, assuming, when finely pulverized, an ochreish hue. 1875 M. G. Pearse Daniel Quorm 2 You met men dressed in suits of flannel stained a dull ochreish red. 1959 D. Rhodes Stoneware & Porcelain vii. 144 Rutile + vanadium [oxide]—ocherish yellow. 1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter (1970) xiii. 160 Through the ochreish clouds they could see a painted board. 1993 Artist (BNC) Apr. 37 Towards sunset: touches of egg yellow in the distance, ochreish to the west turning a subtle pale green against the light. 2. = ochreous adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [adjective] > ochre ochre1574 ochreous1728 ochry1728 ochrous1758 ochraceous1768 ochreish1854 1854 A. Delano Life on Plains v. 80 The broken bluffs, were highly discolored with red, ocherish earth. 1874 Missouri Geol. Surv. 659 In quality it is very poor, being sandy and ochreish—the southern outcrop so much so as to be almost worthless, as is it is little more than a ferruginous Sandstone. 1894 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 23 325 On these about 4 feet of soft yellow ochreish clay. 1950 G. Brenan Face of Spain i. 22 The bare ocreish earth, laid out flatly in a succession of mesas or tables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1747 |
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