ochre

1. (countable, uncountable)A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

   Ocker

   о́храóxra

   во́храvóxra, о́храóxra

   any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

2. (countable, uncountable)A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour.

   Ocker

   жёлто-оранжевый цветžólto-oranževyj, охраoxra

   во́храvóxra, о́храóxra

3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)The stop codon sequence "UAA".

4. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable)Money, especially gold.

5. (countable, uncountable)Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.

1. The cliffs glowed a deep ochre in the evening sunlight.

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2. Archaeologists found traces of ochre used for ritual body painting.

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3. She painted the walls a warm shade of ochre to make the room feel inviting.

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4. "What's your favourite colour? Do you have a favourite colour?" "My favourite colour is ochre."

   de„Was ist Ihre Lieblingsfarbe? Haben Sie eine Lieblingsfarbe?“ – „Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Ocker.“

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