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o·chre
(ō′kər)n.
Variant of ocher.
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ochre
(ˈəʊkə) orocher
n
1. any of various natural earths containing ferric oxide, silica, and alumina: used as yellow or red pigments
2. (Colours)
a. a moderate yellow-orange to orange colour
b. (as adjective): an ochre dress.
vb
(Dyeing) (tr) to colour with ochre
[C15: from Old French ocre, from Latin ōchra, from Greek ōkhra, from ōkhros pale yellow]
ochreous, ochrous, ochry, ˈocherous, ˈochery adj
ochroid adj
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ochre
Past participle: ochred
Gerund: ochring
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| Noun | 1. |  ochre - 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 |
| 2. |  ochre - a moderate yellow-orange to orange colororange yellow, saffron - a shade of yellow tinged with orange | |
| Adj. | 1. | ochre - of a moderate orange-yellow color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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Translations
okra
oker
oker
ochre
ocher (US) [ˈəʊkəʳ] N → ocre mred ochre → ocre m rojo, almagre m
yellow ochre → ocre m amarillo
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ochre
, (US) ochern → Ocker m or nt; red ochre → roter or rotes Ocker; yellow ochre (= substance) → Ocker m or nt; (= colour) → Ocker m or nt, → Ockergelb nt
adj → ockerfarben
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