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ochre
(oʊkəʳ)
regional note: in AM, also use ocher
1. colour
Something that is ochre is a yellowish orange colour.
For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.
2. uncountable noun
Ochre is coloured earth, usually red or yellow, that is used to make dyes and paints.
ochre in British English
or US ocher (ˈəʊkə)
noun
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
verb
3. (transitive)
to colour with ochre
Derived forms
ochreous (ˈəʊkrɪəs, ˈəʊkərəs), ochrous (ˈəʊkrəs), ochry (ˈəʊkərɪ, ˈəʊkrɪ), US ocherous (ˈocherous) or ochery (ˈochery) adjective
ochroid (ˈəʊkrɔɪd)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellowochre in American English
(ˈoʊkər)
noun, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈochred or ˈochring
alt. sp. of
ocher
Derived forms
ochreous (ˈochreous) (ˈoʊkərəs; ˈoʊkriəs) adjective
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orange, yellowIn other languagesochre
British English: ochre ADJECTIVE
Something that is ochre is a yellowish orange colour.
For our dining room I have chosen ochre yellow walls.
- American English: ocher
- Brazilian Portuguese: cor de ocre
- Chinese: 赭色的
- European Spanish: de color ocre
- French: ocre
- German: ockerfarben
- Italian: ocra
- Japanese: 黄土色
- Korean: 황토색
- European Portuguese: cor de ocre
- Latin American Spanish: ocre
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