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ochre - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ochre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ochre [ n.]
- 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.
- A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
- See Ocher.