Australian English Meaning of umber

Umber

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Definitions and Meaning of umber in English

Wordnet

umber (n)

an earth pigment

a medium brown to dark-brown color

Wordnet

umber (s)

of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

Webster

umber (n.)

A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.

An umbrere.

See Grayling, 1.

An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.

Webster

umber (a.)

Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.

Webster

umber (v. t.)

To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.

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Umber

an earth pigment, a medium brown to dark-brown color, of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigmentsA brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and

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umbellule => Umbrella, umbellularia californica => California bay laurel, umbellularia => California bay tree, umbel-like => Umbel-like, umbelliform => umbelliform,