variants
or ochre
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
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Nightmare-level ocher to emerald to deep-black darkness.
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Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
To learn more about the unusual rock, the researchers first confirmed that the red dot was ocher, a natural pigment made from clay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Analysis showed that the red dot consisted of ocher, a natural earth pigment.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 May 2025
But look deeper and the mineral-rich soil almost takes on a jewel-like sparkle, with shades of rose, coral, and ocher.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
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Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
To learn more about the unusual rock, the researchers first confirmed that the red dot was ocher, a natural pigment made from clay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 June 2025
Analysis showed that the red dot consisted of ocher, a natural earth pigment.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 May 2025
But look deeper and the mineral-rich soil almost takes on a jewel-like sparkle, with shades of rose, coral, and ocher.
—Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ocher
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“Ocher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ocher. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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ocher
noun
variants
or ochre
1
: an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as coloring matter
2
: the color of yellow ocher
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