ochre : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ochre	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ochre
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ochre adj of a moderate orange-yellow color Synonym(s): ocher, ochre n any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment Synonym(s): ocher, ochre a moderate yellow-orange to orange color Synonym(s): ocher, ochre
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ochre \O"chre\, n. (Min.) See {Ocher}.
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.