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Definition of "ochreous" [o•chre•ous]

  • Alternative form of ochrous. (adjective)

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Use "ochreous" in a sentence
  • "My canal-side atelier is filled with the sights and sounds of tall-masted old sailboats and put-putting tugboats outside and that ochreous Dutch sunlight pouring in during the afternoon."
  • "It is in the várzea or white-water flood forest where the nutrient-rich water is ochreous with suspended sediment and is very fertile."
  • "Plodding through the parched and scorching dust of the mountain-foot, through the stifling vapor and the blinding, ochreous glare, the traveler suddenly came upon this cool and calm delight."
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