ochred

O1C3H4R1E1D2

adjective

Painted or coloured with ochre.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of ochre
adjectiveochred (comparative more ochred, superlative most ochred)

comparative more ochred · superlative most ochred

  1. Painted or coloured with ochre.

    I glanced around at the iron and bark walls decorated with spears and ochred totem-sticks, at the bare floor of hard earth, at the hurricane lamp dimly glowing upon rough, bush-made furniture.

    1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 207
Cite this entry
APA

ochred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochred

MLA

“ochred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochred. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ochred,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ochred.

Source: ochred on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.