Words similar to ochre
Example sentences for: ochre
How can you use “ochre” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
The eastern end of the beach is a beautiful cove, hemmed in by cliffs and ochre rocks.
The simple brick buildings faced with ochre and blue stucco, though larger than those at Deir el-Medina are little changed in style.
(Which they've obviously rehearsed, since it includes such arcana as the provenance of the ochre used in the enamel-painting for Lepine watches in the 1840s.)
Unhidden by vegetation, the colors of the rocks — brick red, ochre, green, and purple-brown — are dramatically deepened at sunset and dawn, creating unforgettable views.
There are also words representative of other areas of Aboriginal life, such as boylya cleverman or wise elder, gnamma waterhole, kylie boomerang, miamia dwelling, monaych , originally the name of a cockatoo and by transference a police officer, nyoongar Aboriginal person, wagyl , the mythical rainbow serpent, wilgie , a red ochre used to paint the body on ceremonial occasions, and wongi , a word for an Aboriginal person, originally used around Kalgoorlie.