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ocher

or o·chre

[ oh-ker ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the color of this, ranging from pale yellow to an orangish or reddish yellow.
  3. Obsolete. money, especially gold coin.


adjective

  1. of the color of ocher.

verb (used with object)

, o·chered, o·cher·ing.
  1. to color or mark with ocher.

ocher

/ ˈəʊkə; ˈəʊkrɔɪd /

noun

  1. the US spelling of ochre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈocherous, adjective
  • ochroid, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ocher·ous ocher·y adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ocher1

1350–1400; Middle English oker < Old French ocre < Latin ōchrā < Greek ṓchrā yellow ocher
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Example Sentences

The cat, the ocher paw prints suggest, was more reckless, so residents in Fukuyama have been warned to be careful should they run across it.

Not sure why but what I do know is that these teams hate each ocher.

The ocher walls of the West MacDonnell Ranges crowd its southern fringe.

This occurs when a thick glaze contracts during firing into separate little islands on the exposed clay, which Lane often stained with yellow or ocher for greater contrast.

Bettiol will wear the tour leader’s ocher jersey in the first road stage on Wednesday.

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