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ochreous

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 pigment2: the color of ocher ; especially : the color of yellow ocher

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\ˈō-k(ə-)rəs\ or ochre·ous

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\ˈō-k(ə-)rəs, -krē-əs\ adjective

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