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OCHRE
ocher, ochre
(adjective) of a moderate orange-yellow color
ocher, ochre
(noun) a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
ocher, ochre
(noun) any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
ochre (countable and uncountable, plural ochres)
An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
(molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."
(slang) Money, especially gold.
Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.
Adjective
ochre (not comparable)
Having a yellow-orange colour.
(archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.
Verb
ochre (third-person singular simple present ochres, present participle ochreing or ochring, simple past and past participle ochred)
To cover or tint with ochre.
Etymology 2
Noun
ochre (countable and uncountable, plural ochres)
(obsolete) Alternative form of okra.
Anagrams
• -chore, Roche, chore, ocher, roche
Source: Wiktionary
O"cher, O"chre, n. Etym: [F.ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. (Min.) (a) 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. (b) A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
O"chre, n. (Min.)
Definition: See Ocher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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