Main Entry: ocher

Variant(s): or ochre \ˈō-kər\

Function: noun

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