† orelln.
Obsolete. rare.
Red ochre.
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red stoneeOE
red eartheOE
redding1292
raddlea1350
ruddle1353
rubric?1440
red ochre1481
sinoper1501
red1538
red chalk1538
sinople1548
terra sigillata1563
almagre1598
majolica1598
minium1613
orell1614
reddle1648
India red1668
Indian red1672
riddle1681
smit1728
Persian earth1735
red marl1748
abraum1753
Terra Sienna1760
tivera1825
kokowai1836
sinopia1844
sinopis1857
1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. Table hard words sig. A7v Red-Oker, is a hard red stone which we call Raddle, Orell, marking-stone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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