DEFINITIONS

ochre

[ oh-ker ]
/ ˈoʊ kər /
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noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.

ocher.

Words related to ochre

fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, cinnamon, russet, puce

Words nearby ochre

ochoa, ochone, ochozath, ochozias, ochratoxin, ochre, ochrea, ochroid, ochrometer, ochronosis, ochs

OTHER WORDS FROM ochre

o·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

OTHER WORDS FROM ocher

o·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
  1. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
  2. (as adjective)an ochre dress

verb

(tr) to colour with ochre

Derived forms of ochre

ochreous (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)

ocher
/ (ˈəʊkə) /

noun, adjective, verb

the US spelling of ochre

Derived forms of ocher

ocherous or ochery, adjectiveochroid (ˈəʊkrɔɪd), adjective
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