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Adjective: ocher  ow-kur
Usage: US (elsewhere: ochre)
  1. Of a moderate orange-yellow color
    "The ocher cliffs glowed in the sunset";
    - ochre [Brit, Cdn]
Noun: ocher  ow-kur
Usage: US (elsewhere: ochre)
  1. A moderate yellow-orange to orange color
    "The ocher walls of the Mediterranean villa blended perfectly with the landscape";
    - ochre [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
    "The cave paintings were created using natural ocher pigments";
    - ochre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: ochers

See also: chromatic

Type of: earth color [US], earth colour [Brit, Cdn], orange yellow, saffron

Encyclopedia: Ocher, Perm Krai