n.
Variant: or ochre
Pronunciation: ' ō -k ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English oker, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ocre, from Latin ochra, from Greek ō chra, from feminine of ō chros yellow
Date: 14th century
1 : an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
2 : the color of ocher especially : the color of yellow ocher
– ocher · ous \ ' ō -k( ə -)r ə s \ or ochre · ous \ ' ō -k( ə -)r ə s, -kr ē - ə s \ adjective