English

Adjective

ochreish ‎(comparative more ochreish, superlative most ochreish)

1. Having an ochre-like color
   • 1920, May Sinclair, The Romantic:

     The back and side of the hospital, the long barracks of the annex and the wall at the bottom enclosed a waste place of ochreish clay.

   • 1911, Mary Johnston, The Long Roll:

     Through the enormous dust cloud that the army raised the trees of the valley appeared as brown smudges against an ochreish sky.

   • 1880, Percy Greg, Across the Zodiac:

     One field was bare, its surface of an ochreish colour deeper than that of clay, broken and smoothed as perfectly as the surface of the most carefully tended flower-bed.

Synonyms

• ochrous