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NOUN (2)

1. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment;
[syn: ocher, ochre]

2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color;
[syn: ocher, ochre]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of a moderate orange-yellow color;
[syn: ocher, ochre]


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 ocher[1], varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ochre \O"chre\, n. (Min.) See Ocher. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ochre adj 1: of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: ocher, ochre] n 1: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: ocher, ochre] 2: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: ocher, ochre]