ocre
French → English
(Art/Geology) Ochre: a natural clay pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brown.
Un habitant découvrit une terre jaune reconnue comme de l'ocre véritable.
(English) An inhabitant discovered a yellow earth recognized as genuine ochre.
Il fit badigeonner d'ocre la façade et les murs intérieurs de sa maison.
(English) He had the facade and interior walls of his house coated with ochre.
(Color) Ochre-colored: having a brownish-yellow or reddish-brown hue.
La robe ocre de ce vin indique qu’il est probablement trop vieux.
(English) The ochre color of this wine indicates that it is probably too old.
Le sol est fait de pavés ocre, rappelant la couleur du sable des tennis.
(English) The ground is made of ochre paving stones, recalling the color of tennis court sand.
Entry ID: fr:en:ocre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary