ocher
ocher
Definition
ocher (ō′kər)
noun
- an earthy clay colored by iron oxide, usually yellow or reddish brown: used as a pigment in paints
- the color of ocher; esp., dark yellow
Etymology: ME ocra < L ochra < Gr ōchra < ōchros, pale, pale-yellow
o′cher·ous adjective
ocher
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- red: Once we were clean and dry, we were coated in red ocher.
Browse dictionary entries near ocher
- OCelt
- ocelot
- ocellus
- ocellation
- ocellate
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- Oceanside
- oceanology
- oceanography
- Oceanid
- ochlocracy
- Ochoa
- ochone
- ochre
- ochroid
- Ochs
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- Ockham
- Ockham's razor
