Thesaurus: ocher

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1. n. Alt. of Ochre
2. adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color
3. n. a moderate orange">yellow-orange to orange color
4. n. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
5. (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.
6. n:100 n. a moderate orange">yellow-orange to orange color n. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment s. of a moderate orange-yellow color