Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Umber"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umber \Um"ber\, n. [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}.]
1. (Paint.) 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.
2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See {Grayling}, 1.
4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
{Umber} a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.
{Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
{Cologne}, or {German}, {umber}, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See {Cologne earth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umber \Um"ber\, a.
Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown;
dark brown; dark; dusky.
Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush
of waking day. --J. R. Drake.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umber \Um"ber\, v. t.
To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over
one's face. --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Umbrere \Um*brere\, Umbriere \Um*briere\, n. [F. ombre a shade,
L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri[`e]re.
See {Umbrella}.]
In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a
cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was
sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet
and could be raised like the beaver. Called also {umber}, and
umbril. [Obs.]
But only vented up her umbriere. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Grayling \Gray"ling\, n. [From {Gray}, a.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish ({Thymallus vulgaris}), allied
to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; --
called also {umber}. It inhabits cold mountain streams,
and is valued as a game fish.
And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there
a grayling. --Tennyson.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish of the genus {Thymallus},
having similar habits to the above; one species ({T.
Ontariensis}), inhabits several streams in Michigan;
another ({T. montanus}), is found in the Yellowstone
region.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
umber
adj : of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
n 1: an earth pigment
2: a medium to dark brown color [syn: {chocolate}, {coffee}, {deep
brown}, {burnt umber}]
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