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Umber

see synonyms of umber

Noun

1. umber

an earth pigment

2. burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber

a medium brown to dark-brown color

Adjective

3. umber

of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

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Umber

see synonyms of umber
noun
1. 
any of various natural brown earths containing ferric oxide together with lime and oxides of aluminium, manganese, and silicon
See also burnt umber
2. 
any of the dark brown to greenish-brown colours produced by this pigment
3.  short for umber moth
4. obsolete
a. 
shade or shadow
b. 
any dark, dusky, or indefinite colour
adjective
5. 
of, relating to, or stained with umber

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Umber

see synonyms of umber
noun
1. 
a kind of earth containing oxides of manganese and iron, used as a pigment: raw umber is yellowish-brown; burnt, or calcined, umber is reddish-brown
2. 
a yellowish-brown or reddish-brown color
adjective
3. 
of the color of raw umber or burnt umber
verb transitive
4. 
to color with or as with umber
noun
1.  Dialectal
shade; shadow
2. 
a common European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

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Umber

see synonyms of umber
n.
1. A natural brown earth containing ferric oxide and manganese oxides, used as pigment.
2. Any of the shades of brown produced by umber in its various states.
adj.
1. Of or related to umber.
2. Having a brownish color.
tr.v. um·bered, um·ber·ing, um·bers
To darken with or as if with umber.

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