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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A yellow pigment, usually containing limonite.
- noun A moderate orange with yellow overtones.
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- noun pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
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sionnach commented on the word yellow ocher
an impure, earthy variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
December 30, 2008