OCHER; OCHRE

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
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.

2.
n.

A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.