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o⋅cher

  [oh-ker] noun, adjective, verb, o⋅chered, o⋅cher⋅ing.
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–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, esp. 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; ME oker < OF ocre < L ōchrā < Gk chrā yellow ocher

Related forms:
o⋅cher⋅ous, o⋅cher⋅y, adjective
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o·cher or o·chre   (ō'kər)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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