Thesaurus: ochre

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
3. n. See Ocher.
4. adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color
5. n. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
6. n. a moderate orange">yellow-orange to orange color
7. (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. See Ocher.
8. j:27/n:73 n any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment n a moderate orange">yellow-orange to orange color s of a moderate orange-yellow color