English Dictionary: Ocher | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Ocher | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |