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Word: Ochre
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ochre’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈəʊkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red
Short Definition:earthy pigment containing ferric oxide varying from light yellow
Examples:- yellow ochre
Variant Forms:
- ocher
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