ochre

adj. of an earthy-yellow color

n. yellowish iron ore used as pigment in dyes and paints; medium yellow color with a brownish tint (also ocher)

This article is about the color. For other uses, see Ochre (disambiguation). Ochre or Ocher (pronounced //, from the Greek ὠχρός, yellow) is a color, usually described as golden-yellow or light yellow brown.
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Noun
1. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
(synonym) ocher
(hypernym) earth color
(hyponym) sinopis, sinopia, sinoper
2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
(synonym) ocher
(hypernym) orange yellow, saffron
Adjective
1. of a moderate orange-yellow color
(synonym) ocher
(similar) chromatic

(n.)
See Ocher.
  

(n.)
A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
  

(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.
  

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