ochrous, a.
(ˈəʊkrəs)
Also 9 (U.S.) ocherous.
[f. ochre, or L. ōchra + -ous: cf. herba, herbōsus. The spelling ocherous is not on L. analogies.]
1. = ochreous 1.
| 1757 Walker in Phil. Trans. L. 125 All chalybeat waters separate their ochrous parts, when exposed some time to the air. 1802 Trans. Soc. Arts XX. 224 The ochrous earth of iron, commonly called red ochre. 1806 Webster, Ocherous,..like or containing ocher. 1822 J. Imison Sc. & Art II. 416 Raw Terra Sienna is a native ochrous earth brought from Italy. 1828 Webster s.v. Ocherous matter, an ocherous color. 1869 Rep. Comm. Agric. 1868 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 427 The pasture..hardening in some such manner as ‘hard-pan’ forms in ocherous soil. 1885 Century Mag. XXX. 819 The red ocherous soil of their steep sides. |
2. = ochreous 2.
| 1877 Patmore Unknown Eros (1890) 21 Many a haggard stair Ochrous with ancient stains. |