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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
Origin: ME ocra < L ochra < Gr ōchra < ōchros, pale, pale-yellow
Related Forms:
- ocherous adjective
See ocher in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or o·chre
noun- Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments.
- A moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English oker
Origin: , from Old French ocre
Origin: , from Late Latin ōcra
Origin: , from Latin ōchra
Origin: , from Greek ōkhra
Origin: , from ōkhros, pale yellow
.Related Forms:
- oˈcher·ous, oˈcher·y (ōˈkrē) adjective
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