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Ochre vs Terracotta - What's the difference?

ochre | terracotta |

As nouns the difference between ochre and terracotta

is that ochre is an earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide while terracotta is a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.

As adjectives the difference between ochre and terracotta

is that ochre is having a yellow-orange colour while terracotta is of the colour of terracotta.

As a verb ochre

is to cover with ochre.

ochre

English

(wikipedia ochre)

Alternative forms

* ocher

Noun

(en noun)
  • An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
  • A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
  • (molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."

    • Derived terms

    * brown ochre * gold ochre * purple ochre * red ochre * yellow ochre

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a yellow-orange colour.
  • (archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

    • Verb

    (ochr)
  • to cover with ochre

    • See also

    * ochrous * kokowai * ruddle *

    Anagrams

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    terracotta

    English

    Alternative forms

    * terra cotta

    Noun

    (terra cotta) (en-noun)
  • a hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction

    • Related terms

    * terra * terrace * terrain * terrene * terrier * territorial * territory * terrestrial

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of the colour of .
  • * 1892 June 18, F. W. B., Why Paint a Greenhouse White?'', in ''The Garden , volume 41, page 569:
    • A dull red or terracotta brown is far better, and sets off the foliage of Palms or Ferns to greater advantage.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=2 citation , passage=Now that she had rested and had fed from the luncheon tray Mrs. Broome had just removed, she had reverted to her normal gaiety.  She looked cool in a grey tailored cotton dress with a terracotta scarf and shoes and her hair a black silk helmet.}} ----