Definitions for ocher

ocher o·cher

Spelling: [oh-ker]
IPA: /ˈoʊ kər/

Ocher is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in ocher (cehor).

Definitions for ocher

noun

  1. any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
  2. the color of this, ranging from pale yellow to an orangish or reddish yellow.
  3. Obsolete. money, especially gold coin.

adjective

  1. of the color of ocher.

verb (used with object)

  1. to color or mark with ocher.

Origin of ocher

1350-1400; Middle English oker Old French ocre Latin ōchrā Greek ṓchrā yellow ocher

Examples for ocher

The temple is painted an ocher color, symbolizing the character of the god Durga—blood.

Female—The female is much more of an ocher brown than the male, and without the stripe on the neck or the lead color of the bill.

Dust was ingrained into his skin, like an ocher pigment; his throat and brows were moist with perspiration.

Paint them well with ocher before using; they will last longer.

The one on Simon's right was ocher, with a black chevron dividing it across the middle.

The body orange-to-pink earthenware flecked with ocher, presumably biscuit and rejected before glazing.

A butterfly, dull brown and ocher, settled upon a branch in the sunlight, where it began slowly opening and shutting its wings.

Rim sherd from large pan, red body liberally flecked with ocher, thin lead glaze, the rim folded and flattened on the upper edge.

Every feature was sharp and the colors were vivid; ocher, green, and silver gleaming with light.

She shall be veiled to her eyes, with a bit of ocher on her forehead.

Word Value for ocher
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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