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ocher

ocher or ochre or ochre.ous \'o--k*r\ \'o--k(*-)r*s\ \'o--k(*-)r*s, 
   -kre--*s\ n [ME oker, fr. MF ocre, fr. L ochra, fr. Gk o-chra, f]r. fem. of 
   o-chros yellow : an earthy usu. red or yellow and often impure iron ore 
   used as a pigment  2: the color of ocher and esp. of yellow ocher  - 
   ocher.ous aj