Sekirov Dictionary

umber

UK /ˈʌmbə/US /ˈʌmbɚ/

noun 3
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun3

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A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- They instructed the upholsterer to do the sofa in cinnamon and the ottoman in umber.
A grayling.
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.

adjective1

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Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
- Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day. — 1819

verb1

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To give a reddish-brown colour to.
- Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came, Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […] — 1807

forms

umbered · umbering · umbers

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