Ocher

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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