About The Word Ocher
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Ocher
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What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Ocher: chromatic | ochre | ochre | ochre Related Terms | Find terms related to Ocher: See Also | earth color | orange yellow | saffron | sinoper | sinopia | sinopis | yellow ocher | yellow ochre Ocher In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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