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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•chre (ō′kər),USA pronunciation n., adj., v.t., o•chred, o•chring. - Fine Artocher.
o•chre•ous (ō′kər əs, ō′krē əs),USA pronunciation o•chrous (ō′krəs),USA pronunciation o•chry (ō′krē),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ochre, US ocher /ˈəʊkə/ n - any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
- a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
- (as adjective): an ochre dress
vb - (transitive) to colour with ochre
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellowochreous /ˈəʊkrɪəs; ˈəʊkərəs/, ochrous /ˈəʊkrəs/, ochry /ˈəʊkərɪ; ˈəʊkrɪ/, US ˈocherous, ˈochery adj o•cher or o•chre /ˈoʊkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mineralogy, Fine Arta mixture of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigment.
- Fine Artthe color of this;
pale to reddish yellow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•cher (ō′kər),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., o•chered, o•cher•ing. n. - Mineralogy, Fine Artany 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.
- Fine Artthe color of this, ranging from pale yellow to an orangish or reddish yellow.
- [Obs.]money, esp. gold coin.
adj. - of the color of ocher.
v.t. - to color or mark with ocher.
Also, ochre. - Greek ó̄chrā yellow ocher
- Latin ōchrā
- Old French ocre
- Middle English oker 1350–1400
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