ochre

Summary

ochre ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (859 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• ochre is a type of clay earth pigment^[2].
• ochre is a type of painting material^[3].
• ochre's Commons category is recorded as Ochre^[4].
• ochre's color is recorded as ochre^[5].
• ochre comprises yellow ochre^[6].
• ochre comprises red ocher^[7].
• ochre's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ochre^[8].
• ochre's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• ochre's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[10].
• ochre's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• ochre's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[12].
• ochre's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include clay earth pigment^[2] and painting material^[3].

Use and Application

Components include yellow ochre^[6] and red ocher^[7].

Why It Matters

ochre ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (859 views/month).^[1] ochre has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14]