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ochre
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ochre has 2 senses
- ochre(n = noun.substance) ocher - any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment; Array is a kind of earth color
- ochre(n = noun.attribute) ocher - a moderate yellow-orange to orange color; Array is a kind of orange yellow, saffron
has particulars: sinoper, sinopia, sinopis, yellow ocher, yellow ochre
Adjective ochre has 1 sense
- ochre(s = adj.all) ocher - of a moderate orange-yellow color; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
ochre, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. , from () pale, pale yellow.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The color of ocher{1}, varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint. [PJC]
ochre, n.
See Ocher. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ochre, n. (US ocher)
1 a mineral of clay and ferric oxide, used as a pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red.
2 a pale brownish yellow.
1 a mineral of clay and ferric oxide, used as a pigment varying from light yellow to brown or red.
2 a pale brownish yellow.
Derivative
ochreish adj. ochreous adj. ochrous adj. ochry adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF ocre f. L ochra f. Gk okhra yellow ochre
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