ochre
[ oh-ker ]
/ ˈoʊ kər /
noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.
Nearby words
ochoa, severo, ochone, ochozath, ochozias, ochratoxin, ochre, ochrea, ochreous, ochroid, ochrometer, ochronosis
Related formso·chre·ous [oh-ker-uh s, oh-kree-uh s] /ˈoʊ kər əs, ˈoʊ kri əs/, o·chrous [oh-kruh s] /ˈoʊ krəs/, o·chry [oh-kree] /ˈoʊ kri/, adjective
Definition for ochre (2 of 2)
ocher
or o·chre
[ oh-ker ]
/ ˈoʊ kər /
noun
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
the color of this, ranging from pale yellow to an orangish or reddish yellow.
Obsolete. money, especially gold coin.
adjective
of the color of ocher.
verb (used with object), o·chered, o·cher·ing.
to color or mark with ocher.
Origin of ocher
1350–1400; Middle English oker < Old French ocre < Latin ōchrā < Greek ṓchrā yellow ocher
Related formso·cher·ous, o·cher·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ochre (1 of 2)
ochre
US ocher
/ (ˈəʊkə) /
noun
any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
- a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
- (as adjective)an ochre dress
verb
(tr) to colour with ochre
Derived Formsochreous (ˈəʊkrɪəs, ˈəʊkərəs), ochrous (ˈəʊkrəs), ochry (ˈəʊkərɪ, ˈəʊkrɪ), US ocherous or ochery, adjectiveochroid (ˈəʊkrɔɪd), adjective
Word Origin for ochre
C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow
British Dictionary definitions for ochre (2 of 2)
Derived Formsocherous or ochery, adjectiveochroid (ˈəʊkrɔɪd), adjective
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