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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ocher \o"cher\, ochre \o"chre\, n. f. ocre, l. ochra, fr. gr.
?, from ? pale, pale yellow.
1. min.
a a impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay,
usually red hematite or yellow limonite, -- used
as a pigment in making paints, etc. the name is also
applied to clays of other colors.
b a metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as,
tungstic ocher or tungstite.
1913 webster
2. the color of ocher1, varying around orange, from more
yellowish to more reddish in tint.
pjc
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
ocher
adj : of a moderate orange-yellow color syn: ochre
n 1: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color syn: ochre
2: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and
ferric oxide; used as a pigment syn: ochre
see also:
ochre
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