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ochre
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ochre \O"chre\, n. (Min.) See Ocher. [1913 Webster]
