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