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Ochery

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o·cher or o·chre  (kr)
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.]

ocher·ous, ocher·y (kr) adj.


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