tiver

/ˈtɪvə/

tiver means A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.

tiver is pronounced /ˈtɪvə/.

Etymology

From Middle English *tever, teapor, teafur, from Old English tēafor (“red, red lead, vermilion, purple; a material used in making salve; pigment, salve”), from Proto-West Germanic *taubr, from Proto-Germanic *taubrą (“magic, sorcery”). Cognate with Dutch toverij (“sorcery, witchcraft”), German Zauber (“magic”), Icelandic töfrar (“magic, spells”).

noun

A kind of ochre used for marking sheep in some parts of England.

verb

To mark with tiver, as sheep.

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

reddle 60% match — Red ochre, historically used to mark sheep vs tiver →
tenné 56% match — A rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown. vs tiver →
bistred 56% match — Of a brown colour like the pigment called bistre. vs tiver →
teint 55% match — Colour, tinge; tint. vs tiver →
tinct 55% match — A tint or colour. vs tiver →
teer 54% match — To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve. vs tiver →
tinctured 54% match — Coloured or stained with a dye or pigment; coloured, dyed, stained, tinged. vs tiver →
tincture 54% match — Senses relating to colour, and to dipping something into a liquid.; A pigment or other substance that colours or dyes; specifically, a pigment used as a cosmetic. vs tiver →