Definition of Ocher

O´cher
n.1.(Min.) 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.
2.The color of ocher{1}, varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint.


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chromatic, ochre


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