[ocher] or ochre n [ME oker, fr. MF ocre, fr. L ochra, fr. Gk ochra, fr. fem. of ochros yellow] (14c) 1: an earthy usu. red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
2: the color of ocher; esp: the color of yellow ocher -- ocher.ous or ochre.ous adj