ocher

Definition of Ocher in English :

1. ocher, ochre

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

2. ocher, ochre

any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

3. ocher, ochre

of a moderate orange-yellow color

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ocher

noun, adjective, verb

the US spelling of ochre

noun

1.

an earthy clay colored by iron oxide, usually yellow or reddish brown: used as a pigment in paints

2.

the color of ocher; esp., dark yellow

n.

1. Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments.

2. A moderate orange yellow, from moderate or deep orange to moderate or strong yellow.