Definitions for: Ocher

[n] a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
[n] any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
[adj] of a moderate orange-yellow color

Webster (1913) Definition: O"cher, Ochre O"chre, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr.
?, from (?) pale, pale yellow.] (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.

Synonyms: chromatic, ochre, ochre, ochre

See Also: earth color, orange yellow, saffron, sinoper, sinopia, sinopis, yellow ocher, yellow ochre

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