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o⋅chre

  [oh-ker]
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–noun, adjective, verb (used with object), o⋅chred, o⋅chring.
ocher.
Related forms:
o⋅chre⋅ous  [oh-ker-uhs, oh-kree-uhs] , o⋅chrous  [oh-kruhs] , o⋅chry  [oh-kree] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

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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