OCHER


Meaning of OCHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or ochre ˈō-kər

Etymology: Middle English oker, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ocre, from Latin ochra, from Greek ōchra, from feminine of ōchros 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 ˈō-k(ə-)rəs or ochre·ous ˈō-k(ə-)rəs, -krē-əs adjective

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