ochre

[ oh-ker ]

/ ˈoʊ kər /

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noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.

ocher.

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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Examples from the Web for ochre

The ochre spaghetti you get looks steampunk, but tastes just fine.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Our guide, Mouha, glanced up at the trail that disappeared far into the ochre uplands.
On Foot in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco|Joanna Eede|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Manufactures of ochre, of which there are quarries in the vicinity, and of iron goods are carried on.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Page 150 The spores are ochre yellow, rusty, rusty-brown, or some shade of yellow.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

To conclude, a youth with parted hair, a name that is ochre to red journals and gold on the back of a supper check.
The Voice of the City|O. Henry
His grizzled hair was brushed in a waving line across a cranium which was ochre in tone.
Pierrette|Honore de Balzac
There is a place on the road where iron sand is dug, and whence runs a chalybeate spring, which leaves settlings of ochre.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2|Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach

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 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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ochre

noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.

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Words nearby ochre

OTHER WORDS FROM ochre

Definition for ochre (2 of 2)

or o·chre

noun

adjective

verb (used with object), o·chered, o·cher·ing.

Origin of ocher

OTHER WORDS FROM ocher

Examples from the Web for ochre

British Dictionary definitions for ochre (1 of 2)

US ocher

noun

verb

Derived forms of ochre

Word Origin for ochre

British Dictionary definitions for ochre (2 of 2)

noun, adjective, verb

Derived forms of ocher