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ochre

noun
🔊/ˈəʊkə(r)/
🔊/ˈəʊkər/
(US English also ocher)
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of red or yellow earth used in some paints and dyes赭土；赭石
  2. the red or yellow colour of ochre赭色；土黄色Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French ocre, via Latin from Greek ōkhra ‘yellow ochre’.
see also burnt ochre