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Yellow ochre   /jˈɛloʊ ˈoʊkər/   Listen
Yellow ochre

noun
1.
Pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica.  Synonym: yellow ocher.





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"Yellow ochre" Quotes from Famous Books



... roll of old sails in the loft of the boathouse, all much too large for my boat; but I selected a jib, and cut it down to form a lug-sail. This sail being discoloured, I gave it a coat of yellow ochre and boiled oil on each side, which gave it a very curious appearance. The upper strake of my boat I also painted yellow, and to finish off christened my craft ...
— Jethou - or Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles • E. R. Suffling


Words linked to "Yellow ochre" :   ochre, ocher


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