ochrousadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊkrəs/, U.S.

/ˈoʊk(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1700s– ochrous, 1800s ocherous (U.S.).

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ochre n.; Latin ōchra , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ochre n. or its etymon classical Latin ōchra + -ous suffix: with the formation compare classical Latin herba , herbōsus . Compare earlier ochreous adj. Compare also slightly earlier ochreish adj.The spelling ocherous is not on Latin analogies.

1. = ochreous adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [adjective] > ochre

ochre1574

ochreous1728

ochry1728

ochrous1758

ochraceous1768

ochreish1854

1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 125 All chalybeat waters separate their ochrous parts, when exposed some time to the air.

1802 Trans. Soc. Arts 20 224 The ochrous earth of iron, commonly called red ochre.

1822 J. Imison Elem. Sci. & Art II. 416 Raw Terra Sienna is a native ochrous earth brought from Italy.

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 427 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The pasture..hardening in some such manner as ‘hard-pan’ forms in ocherous soil.

1985 Antiquaries Jrnl. June 288 This soil exhibits..ochrous mottling.

2. = 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

1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros xviii. 77 Many a haggard stair Ochrous with ancient stains.

1908 C. J. Brennan Droning Tram 29 in Poems (1913) But, past the gin-shop's ochrous flare, sudden, a gap of quiet air.

1984 ‘J. Gash’ Gondola Scam (1985) xxi. 171 The cunning old devil was even annotating the margins in a diluted ochrous brown as he went.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ochrous
释义	ochrousadj. Brit. /ˈəʊkrəs/, U.S. /ˈoʊk(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1700s– ochrous, 1800s ocherous (U.S.). Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ochre n.; Latin ōchra , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ochre n. or its etymon classical Latin ōchra + -ous suffix: with the formation compare classical Latin herba , herbōsus . Compare earlier ochreous adj. Compare also slightly earlier ochreish adj.The spelling ocherous is not on Latin analogies. 1. = ochreous adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > oxides and hydroxides > native earths > [adjective] > ochre ochre1574 ochreous1728 ochry1728 ochrous1758 ochraceous1768 ochreish1854 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 125 All chalybeat waters separate their ochrous parts, when exposed some time to the air. 1802 Trans. Soc. Arts 20 224 The ochrous earth of iron, commonly called red ochre. 1822 J. Imison Elem. Sci. & Art II. 416 Raw Terra Sienna is a native ochrous earth brought from Italy. 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 427 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The pasture..hardening in some such manner as ‘hard-pan’ forms in ocherous soil. 1985 Antiquaries Jrnl. June 288 This soil exhibits..ochrous mottling. 2. = 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 1877 C. Patmore Unknown Eros xviii. 77 Many a haggard stair Ochrous with ancient stains. 1908 C. J. Brennan Droning Tram 29 in Poems (1913) But, past the gin-shop's ochrous flare, sudden, a gap of quiet air. 1984 ‘J. Gash’ Gondola Scam (1985) xxi. 171 The cunning old devil was even annotating the margins in a diluted ochrous brown as he went. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1758
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