o·cher or o·chre (  k r)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 cra, from Latin chra, from Greek khra, from khros, pale yellow.]o cher·ous, ocher·y (kr ) adj. |
ocher [ˈəʊkə]
n & adj & vb
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| Noun | 1. |  ocher - a moderate yellow-orange to orange colororange yellow, saffron - a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
| 2. |  ocher - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigmentearth color - a colored mineral used as a pigment yellow ocher, yellow ochre - pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica | |
| Adj. | 1. | ocher - of a moderate orange-yellow color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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