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ocher , mixture of varying proportions of iron oxide and clay, used as a pigment . It occurs naturally as yellow ocher (yellow or yellow-brown in color), the iron oxide being limonite, or as red ocher, the iron oxide being hematite. Ocher grades into sienna, a yellow-brown pigment containing a higher percentage of iron ore than ocher as well as some manganese dioxide; sienna grades into umber, which is darker brown and contains a higher percentage of manganese dioxide. Burnt sienna is brown or bright red; burnt umber is a darker brown than umber. Ocher is produced in the United States, in France (French ocher being of a very high grade), and in some other parts of Europe. Italy is a leading producer of sienna and umber, and Cyprus of umber. |
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"ocher." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ocher." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ocher.html "ocher." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ocher.html |
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o·cher / ˈōkər/ (chiefly Brit. also o·chre) • n. an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red. ∎ a pale brownish yellow color. DERIVATIVES: o·cher·ish / ˈōk(ə)rish/ adj. o·cher·oid / ˈōk(ə)roid/ adj. o·cher·ous / ˈōk(ə)rəs/ adj. o·cher·y adj. |
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"ocher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ocher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ocher.html "ocher." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-ocher.html |
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ocher •balalaika, biker, duiker, Formica, hiker, mica, pica, pika, piker, striker
•blocker, chocker, docker, Fokker, interlocker, knocker, locker, mocha, mocker, ocker, quokka, rocker, saltimbocca, shocker, soccer, stocker
•vodka • polka
•concha, conker, conquer, Dzongkha, plonker, stonker
•Oscar • Kotka • Knickerbocker
•footlocker
•caulker (US calker), corker, hawker, Lorca, Majorca, Minorca, orca, porker, squawker, stalker, talker, walker, yorker
•deerstalker • jaywalker • sleepwalker
•streetwalker • hillwalker
•shopwalker
•Asoka, broker, carioca, choker, coca, croaker, evoker, invoker, joker, mediocre, ochre (US ocher), poker, provoker, revoker, Rioja, smoker, soaker, soca, Stoker, tapioca
•judoka • shipbroker • stockbroker
•pawnbroker • troika
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"ocher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "ocher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ocher.html "ocher." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-ocher.html |
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