ocher orange

ocher orange
noun
: a strong orange that is yellower and stronger than pumpkin, deeper and slightly redder than cadmium orange, and redder and deeper than cadmium yellow — called also burnt Roman ocher, orange ocher, Spanish ocher, Tangier

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  • ocher brown — noun : a moderate orange that is yellower and deeper than honeydew, yellower and darker than Persian orange, and duller than mikado orange called also brown ocher, doubloon, golden ocher, Roman ocher …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Orange — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Orange >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 orange orange red and yellow Sgm: N 1 gold gold Sgm: N 1 or or Sgm: N 1 flame flame &c. color ???>adj. =>(Pigments) ocher …   English dictionary for students

  • orange — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tangerine, tangelo; sweet, blood, mandarin, navel, etc. orange. See vegetable, color. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. reddish, ocherous, glowing; see orange , n. 1 . n. 1. [Color] Syn. red yellow, apricot …   English dictionary for students

  • ocher — o•cher or o•chre [[t]ˈoʊ kər[/t]] n. 1) mir fia any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments 2) fia the color of… …   From formal English to slang

  • orange orangish — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orange yellow — noun a shade of yellow tinged with orange • Syn: ↑saffron • Hypernyms: ↑yellow, ↑yellowness • Hyponyms: ↑ocher, ↑ochre …   Useful english dictionary

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