ochre

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: o=chre

CIDE DICTIONARY

ochre, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. , from () pale, pale yellow.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The color of ocher{1}, varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint.  [PJC]

ochre, n. 

 See Ocher.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ochre, n. (US ocher)
1 a mineral of clay and ferric oxide, used as a pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red.
2 a pale brownish yellow.

Derivative

ochreish adj. ochreous adj. ochrous adj. ochry adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF ocre f. L ochra f. Gk okhra yellow ochre