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umber
[ uhm-ber ]
noun
- an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment raw umber or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment burnt umber.
- the color of such a pigment; dark dusky brown or dark reddish brown.
- Ichthyology. the European grayling, Thymallus thymallus.
- North England Dialect. shade; shadow.
adjective
- of the color umber.
verb (used with object)
- to color with or as if with umber.
umber
/ ˈʌ³¾²úÉ™ /
noun
- any of various natural brown earths containing ferric oxide together with lime and oxides of aluminium, manganese, and silicon See also burnt umber
- any of the dark brown to greenish-brown colours produced by this pigment
- short for umber moth
- obsolete.
- shade or shadow
- any dark, dusky, or indefinite colour
adjective
- of, relating to, or stained with umber
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of umber1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of umber1
Example Sentences
Bruce in burgundy, violet, pumpkin and umber, and Glen in bright fuchsia and eggplant with an aqua-blue base.
One has red-and-white striped overalls; another combines trousers with umber flowers with a red jacket.
The sun was just beginning its ascent over the Mojave, bathing the sand in a smooth umber glow beneath pockets of wispy cloud.
Behind her is a painting in dark umber of a viola da gamba, a stilled music that suggests or confirms the love theme of the picture.
And as early as 1617, when the teenage Velázquez painted a kitchen maid with umber skin and a white kerchief, Spain clearly had developed an art market for paintings depicting people of color.
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