ocher

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US/ˈoʊkɚ/UK/ˈəʊkə/

A form of ochre — A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

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ochrechromatic
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Meanings

nounocher (plural ochers)

plural ochers

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ochre.

    […] facing the sea with buff and ocher houses that rise five or six stories above a curving boulevard […]

    1973 July, Melville Bell Grosvenor, “Homeward with Ulysses”, in National Geographic, volume 144, number 1
verbocher (third-person singular simple present ochers, present participle ochering, simple past and past participle ochered)

present singular third person ochers · participle present ochering · participle past ochered · past ochered

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of ochre.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof a moderate orange-yellow color

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ochrechromatic

nouna moderate yellow-orange to orange color

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ochre
Broader
orange yellowsaffron

nounany of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

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ochre
Broader
earth color
Also see
ochre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ocher

pokerbrokersmokerjokerchokerstokerochreblack smokergold ochre
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Anagrams

rochechoreochre
Cite this entry
APA

ocher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocher

MLA

“ocher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ocher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ocher.

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