A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OCHRE

Sun, 17 Mar '24
Yellowish pigment
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Earthy color
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Earthy hue
Wed, 16 Nov '22
Earthy color
Wed, 20 Jul '22
Earthy tone
Sat, 28 May '22
Relative of mustard
Sat, 23 Apr '22
Hue made from limonite
Tue, 15 Mar '22
Earthy pigment
Wed, 17 Nov '21
Clayey color
Mon, 27 Sep '21
Earth tone