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   ochre

   /ˈəʊkə/

   noun

   • 1. an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red: "yellow ochre"
   • ▪ a pale brownish yellow colour.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ochre’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ochreous adjective
   • 2. ochry adjective

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