ochre

Other forms: ochres

Definitions of ochre

1. noun

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

   types:

   sinoper, sinopia, sinopis

   a red ocher formerly used as a pigment

   yellow ocher, yellow ochre

   pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica

   type of:

   earth color

   a colored mineral used as a pigment
2. noun

   a moderate yellow-orange to orange color
   synonyms: ocher

   type of:

   orange yellow, saffron

   a shade of yellow tinged with orange
3. adjective

   of a moderate orange-yellow color
   synonyms: ocher

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue