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ochre

RELATED WORD :

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Noun, Verb (transitive)
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o=chre

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ochre has 2 senses

Adjective ochre has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

ochren. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. , from () pale, pale yellow.].
  •  A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The color of ocher{1}, varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint.  [PJC]
ochren. 
     See Ocher.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ochre, n. (US ocher)
1 a mineral of clay and ferric oxide, used as a pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red.
2 a pale brownish yellow.

Derivative
ochreish adj. ochreous adj. ochrous adj. ochry adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF ocre f. L ochra f. Gk okhra yellow ochre
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