ochre

American  

[oh-ker] / ˈoʊ kər /

noun

ochred, ochring

1. ocher.

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ochre British  

/ ˈəʊkərɪ, ˈəʊkrɪəs, ˈəʊkrəs, ˈəʊkrɔɪd, ˈəʊkə, ˈəʊkərəs, ˈəʊkrɪ /

noun

1. any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments

2. 1. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      an ochre dress

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verb

1. (tr) to colour with ochre

Other Word Forms

• ochreous adjective
• ochroid adjective
• ochrous adjective
• ochry adjective

Etymology

Origin of ochre

C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow

Example Sentences

Throughout his career, Lowry favored mostly five colors: ochre, blue, black, white and red.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was unclear whether the dot was made with ochre, a natural clay pigment.

From BBC

Heading west from the Miracle Mile area, the eerie drift of smoke under a midmorning sun bathed the landscape in amber and ochre.

From Los Angeles Times

While sunflower stars have not recovered, adult ochre sea stars on rocky shores are growing in size and number to what was measured before the disease epidemic.

From Science Daily

Mike Love is sitting in a blah-looking room in a Sheraton hotel in North Carolina, the garish pattern of his signature Hawaiian shirt popping against the ochre wallpaper behind him.

From Los Angeles Times