1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
3. Noun
See Ocher.
4. Noun
any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
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