Definition of "ochrous" [ochrous]

• Containing ochre. (adjective)
• Ochre-coloured; brownish-yellow. (adjective)

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• "What we have succeeded in producing, and the genuine samples we have met with, have been fawns, buffs, drabs, &c., decidedly "ochrous" yellows, and wanting in stability."
• "Rich and beautiful as it is, purple madder cannot be called brilliant; while Mars violet is, of course, ochrous."
• "We have produced it of various hues and tints, from an opaque and ochrous yellow, to a colour the most brilliant, transparent, and deep."