Ochre (/ˈoʊkər/ OH-kər; from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra), from ὠχρός (ōkhrós) 'pale'), iron ochre, or ocher in American English, is a natural clay earth...
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Look up ochre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ochre is a natural pigment and associated color. Ochre or Ocher may also refer to: Ochre (musician) (born...
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Ochre Court is a large châteauesque mansion in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Commissioned by Ogden Goelet, it was built at a cost of $4.5 million...
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Lead ochre or lead ocher in American English (German: bleiocker; from Ancient Greek ὤχρα ōkhrós 'pale yellow, orange'), as well as plumbic ocher or lead...
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Attic ochre or attic yellow ocher (Latin: Sil atticum) — the historically known variety of ochre, which had a bright lemon yellow color, was considered...
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Golden ochre, less often Gold Ochre (French: Ocre d’or, German: Gold Ocker от Ancient Greek: ὠχρός yellow-pale, orange or french ochre (obsolete)) — one...
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Iron ochre or iron ocher (Ancient Greek: ὠχρός, pale yellow, orange) — at least three iron ore minerals,: 134 common abrasives and pigments with a red-brown...
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The Ochre Pits are a popular tourist destination in Australia's Northern Territory, approximately 110 kilometres west of Alice Springs along the Larapinta...
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Wilgie Mia (redirect from Wilgie Mia Ochre Mine)
Wilgie Mia, also called Thuwarri Thaa (‘red ochre hole’) is an ochre mine in the Weld Range of Western Australia. It has been in use for 27,000-40,000...
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Russula ochroleuca (redirect from Ochre Brittlegill)
commonly known as the common yellow russula for some years, and latterly the ochre brittlegill. It is widespread, and common in mixed woodland. Russula ochroleuca...
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Stop codon (redirect from Ochre codon)
this second stop codon was given the name of "ochre", an orange-reddish-brown mineral pigment. Ochre mutant viruses had a property similar to amber mutants...
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Yamnaya culture (redirect from Ochre Grave culture)
Yamnaya culture or the Yamna culture, also known as the Pit Grave culture or Ochre Grave culture, is a late Copper Age to early Bronze Age archaeological culture...
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Ochre is the stage name of English electronic musician Christopher Leary. The name "Ochre" was originally adopted as the title for Leary's academic work...
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Orchard oriole (redirect from Ochre oriole)
Mexico, I. s. fuertesi, is sometimes considered a separate species, the ochre oriole or Fuertes's oriole. The orchard oriole is a small bird with a length...
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Red Ocher people (redirect from Red Ochre Culture)
shallow burials located in sandy ridges along river valleys, covered in red ochre or hydrated iron oxide (FeH3O), they contain diagnostic artifacts that include...
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Ochre Health is an Australian healthcare services company headquartered in Sydney. The company specialises in the provision of health services to outer-urban...
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The ochre-breasted catbird (Ailuroedus stonii) is a species of bird in the family Ptilonorhynchidae. It is found in southern New Guinea. Its natural habitats...
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Pisaster ochraceus (redirect from Ochre sea star)
Pisaster ochraceus, generally known as the purple sea star, ochre sea star, or ochre starfish, is a common seastar found among the waters of the Pacific...
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The ochre-bellied dove or buff-bellied dove (Leptotila ochraceiventris) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru...
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The Ochre Coloured Pottery culture (OCP) is a Bronze Age culture of the Indo-Gangetic Plain "generally dated 2000–1500 BCE," extending from eastern Punjab...
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Woman-Ochre is a 1955 abstract expressionist oil painting by Dutch/American artist Willem de Kooning, part of his Woman series from that period. It was...
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The ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico through Central America...
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The ochre-backed woodpecker (Celeus ochraceus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The...
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Bismite (redirect from Bismuth ochre)
Bismite is a bismuth oxide mineral, bismuth trioxide or Bi2O3. It is a monoclinic mineral, but the typical form of occurrence is massive and clay-like...
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The ochre-lored flatbill (Tolmomyias flaviventris) or yellow-breasted flycatcher, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in...
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Lithacodes fasciola (redirect from Ochre-winged hag moth)
Lithacodes fasciola, the yellow-shouldered slug or ochre-winged hag moth, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. One generation a year occurs in the north...
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The ochre-collared piculet (Picumnus temminckii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina...
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encephalization in human evolution recent archaeological discoveries of red-ochre pigments dating back to the speciation in Africa of Homo sapiens around...
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yellow ochre and white: two parts of white lead and one part of yellow ochre produces a good buff, or white lead may be tinted with French ochre alone...
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The ochre-naped ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola flavinucha) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers, specifically the ground...
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