| Umber (umber) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Um"ber |
| [F. ombre ocherous ore
of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth
of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 ***
4, Umbrage.] |
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.
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Of or pertaining to umber;
resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
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To color with umber; to
shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.
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