type of clayey soil (much used in pigments), late 14c., from Old French ocre (c. 1300) and directly from Late Latin ocra, from Latin ochra, from Greek ochra, from ochros "pale yellow," of unknown origin. As a color name, "brownish-yellow," it is attested from mid-15c. Related: Ochreous.
例文
1. For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.
私は私たちのレストランの壁を黄土色にすることにしました。
2.Once the paint is dry，apply a coat of the red ochre emulsion paint.
ペンキが乾いたら、赤みがかった黄色のラテックスペンキを塗ります。
3.The sky，deepening to ochre ，is broken by two or three seagulls.
二点三点白鴎は黄土色にグラデーションされた空を切り裂いた。
4.He painted the walls ochre .
彼は壁を赤土色に塗った。
5.Scientists say that some pieces of the ochre look like crayons for drawing.