Ochre

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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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