ochrous

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ochrous

/ˈəʊkɹəs/ UK

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From ochre + -ous.

adjective more ochrous · most ochrous · ocherous · ochreous

Containing ochre. Ahead of us was a great ochreous depression over which a shifting heat haze trembled looking almost like blue smoke.
Ochre-coloured; brownish-yellow. […] they looked around for a refreshment tent among the many which dotted the down. Two, which stood nearest to them in the ochreous haze of expiring sunlight, seemed almost equally inviting.

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@misc{ochrous_2026,
  title = {ochrous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ochrous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}