ochre
[ oh-ker ]
/ ˈoʊ kər /
noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.
RELATED WORDS
fawn, ginger, tan, toast, amber, brick, nut, buff, coffee, drab, dust, bronze, bay, ecru, beige, rust, copper, cinnamon, russet, puce
Nearby words
- ochoa, severo,
- ochone,
- ochozath,
- ochozias,
- ochratoxin,
- ochrea,
- ochreous,
- ochroid,
- ochrometer,
- ochronosis
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
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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
Word Origin for ochre
C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow
ocher
/ (ˈəʊkə) /
noun, adjective, verb
the US spelling of ochre
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