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ochre

[oh-ker] / ˈoʊ kər /
ADJECTIVE
brown
Synonyms
STRONG
amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff chestnut chocolate cinnamon cocoa coffee copper drab dust ecru fawn ginger hazel henna khaki mahogany nut brown puce russet rust sepia sorrel tan toast umber
WEAK
auburn burnt sienna snuff-colored tawny terra-cotta
ADJECTIVE
buff
Synonyms
STRONG
blonde canary ecru lemon straw tan
WEAK
light brown tawny yellow-brown yellowish

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These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Vine, having been knocked down, used a team-mate's bike to claim the overall winner's ochre jersey by one minute three seconds for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

"It's been on my mind since the last time I wore the ochre leader's jersey, it's so incredible to win on such a hard stage," Vine said.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Throughout his career, Lowry favored mostly five colors: ochre, blue, black, white and red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Close to him was the skull of a mammoth, polished and brown, and a hairy ochre cloak, being worn by a small woman with a deformed left hand.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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