English Dictionary

ochre

/ˈəʊkə/

noun

An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide / A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour / (molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA." / (slang) Money, especially gold.

She used ochre to paint the walls of her studio.

意味（1）

An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide

意味（2）

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour

ochre:

意味（3）

(molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."

意味（4）

(slang) Money, especially gold.

‘What does he come here cheeking us for, then?’ cried Master Kidderminster, showing a very irascible temperament. ‘If you want to cheek us, pay your ochre at the doors and take it out.’

意味（5）

Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.