ocher
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kər 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
4.
of the color of ocher.
verb (used with object)
5.
to color or mark with ocher.
Also, ochre.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English oker < Old French ocre < Latin ōchrā < Greek ṓchrā yellow ocher
1350–1400; Middle English oker < Old French ocre < Latin ōchrā < Greek ṓchrā yellow ocher
Related forms
o·cher·ous, o·cher·y, adjective
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| —n, —adj, —vb | |
| the US spelling of ochre | |
| 'ocherous | |
| —adj | |
| 'ochery | |
| —adj | |
| ochroid | |
| —adj | |
| ochre or ocher (ˈəʊkə) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments |
| 2. | a. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour |
| b. (as adjective): an ochre dress | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to colour with ochre |
| [C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow] | |
| ocher or ocher | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow] | |
| ochreous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochrous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochry or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| 'ocherous or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| 'ochery or ocher | |
| —adj | |
| ochroid or ocher | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
Even the pale buildings have been replaced by a deeper ocher.
He built up their palette from a few earthy tones: brown, ocher, muted green.
He rendered the scene in a palette of solemn gray, brown and ocher, with raging seas and menacing skies dominating the picture.
For red pigment he used ocher from the local iron-rich clay.
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