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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
o·chre       [oh-ker] Pronunciation Key
–noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o·chred, o·chring.
ocher.
—Related forms
o·chre·ous       [oh-ker-uhs, oh-kree-uhs] Pronunciation Key, o·chrous       [oh-kruhs] Pronunciation Key, o·chry       [oh-kree] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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o·cher or o·chre       (ō'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments.
  2. A moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow.


[Middle English oker, from Old French ocre, from Late Latin ōcra, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros, pale yellow.]

o'cher·ous, o'cher·y (ō'krē) adj.
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o·chre       (ō'kər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Variant of ocher.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ochre 
1398, "type of clayey soil (much used in pigments)," from O.Fr. ocre (1307), from L. ochra, from Gk. ochra, from ochros "pale yellow," of unknown origin. As a color name, "brownish-yellow," it is attested from c.1440.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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ochre

adjective
1. of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: ocher] 

noun
1. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: ocher] 
2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: ocher] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ochre

O"chre\, n. (Min.) See Ocher.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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