ocher

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: o=cher

CIDE DICTIONARY

ocher, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr. , from () pale, pale yellow.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The color of ocher{1}, varying around orange, from more yellowish to more reddish in tint.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ocher, US var. of OCHRE.

ROGET THESAURUS

ocher

Orange

N orange, red and yellow, gold, or, flame color, ocher, Mars'orange, cadmium, cardinal bird, cardinal flower, cardinal grosbeak, cardinal lobelia (a flowering plant), orange, ochreous, orange-colored, gold-colored, flame-colored, copper-colored, brass-colored, apricot-colored, warm, hot, glowing.