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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ocher \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ochre \O"chre\, n. (Min.)
See {Ocher}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ochre
adj : of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: {ocher}]
n 1: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and
ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: {ocher}]
2: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: {ocher}]
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