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单词 ochreish
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ochreishocherishadj.

Brit. /ˈəʊk(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈoʊk(ə)rɪʃ/
Forms: 1700s– ocherish (now U.S.), 1800s– ochreish, 1900s– ocreish (irregular).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ochre n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < ochre n. + -ish suffix1. Compare earlier ochreous adj., and slightly later ochrous adj.
1. = ochreous adj. 2.
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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.
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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).
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