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He moved to Paris in 1912, where he managed to abstract pictures of leafless trees into a series of tentative, but lovingly painted, ochreish grids.

When Less Was More 2008

A search amongst these would reveal to us the material of the mountain heaps which rose behind and on our right and left; there was schist, conglomerate sandstone, a hard white clay, an ochreish clay containing much iron, polished quartz, &c.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

The colouring matter of the hair, naturally a bluish-black, is removed by a mixture of quicklime and water, or in the desert by a lessive of ashes15: this makes it a dull yellowish-white, which is converted into red permanently by henna, temporarily by ochreish earth kneaded with water.

First footsteps in East Africa 2003

“Goban” 35 which eternal summer gilds with a dull ochreish yellow, towards a thin blue strip of hill on the far horizon.

First footsteps in East Africa 2003

On their way through an ochreish Goban, or maritime plain, they passed huge hills made by white ants,

The Life of Sir Richard Burton 2003

The headland outside Havre is composed of ochreish rock which appears in patches where the grass will not grow.

Normandy, Illustrated, Complete Gordon Home 1923

The headland outside Havre is composed of ochreish rock which appears in patches where the grass will not grow.

Normandy, Illustrated, Part 1 Gordon Home 1923

On their way through an ochreish Goban, or maritime plain, they passed huge hills made by white ants, Gallas graves planted with aloe, [FN#155] and saw in the distance troops of gazelles.

The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906

As they approached the Farm she saw to her amazement that the door was shut and the blinds, the ugly, ochreish yellow blinds, were down in all the nine windows of the front, the windows of the Powell's rooms.

The Flaw in the Crystal May Sinclair 1904

The large room was lit with a thick ochreish light through the squares of its drawn blinds.

The Flaw in the Crystal May Sinclair 1904