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Umber

//ˈʌmbə// adj, noun, verb

Adjective

1
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment. not-comparable
"Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day."

Adjective

Noun

1
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides. countable, uncountable
"I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, And with a kind of umber smirch my face; The like do you; so shall we pass along, And never stir assailants."
2
a medium brown to dark-brown color wordnet
3
Alternative form of umbrere. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
4
an earth pigment wordnet
5
A grayling. countable, uncountable

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A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop. countable, uncountable

Verb

1
To give a reddish-brown colour to. transitive
"Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came, Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]"

Etymology 1

From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.

Etymology 2

From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.

Etymology 3

From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.

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