ocher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
    ochre.
  2. noun any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
    ochre.
  3. adjective satellite of a moderate orange-yellow color
    ochre.

WordNet

O"cher, O"chre noun (Also<
  • Ocher
  • Ochre
)
Etymology
F.ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. , from () pale, pale yellow.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913