ochre
1 synonym for ochre, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An earthy clay pigment made up of silica, aluminium and ferric oxide.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
ocher
Etymology
Came into English from Old French ocre and, before that, its source Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra, “pale yellow”), from ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale, ocher”) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)).
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