Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amber"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Amber
(Ezek. 1:4, 27; 8:2. Heb., hashmal, rendered by the LXX.
elektron, and by the Vulgate electrum), a metal compounded of
silver and gold. Some translate the word by "polished brass,"
others "fine brass," as in Rev. 1:15; 2:18. It was probably the
mixture now called electrum. The word has no connection,
however, with what is now called amber, which is a gummy
substance, reckoned as belonging to the mineral kingdom though
of vegetable origin, a fossil resin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amber \Am"ber\, n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. ['a]mbar, and with
the Ar. article, al['a]mbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.]
1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal,
found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite,
or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish,
and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a
basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly
electric.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amber \Am"ber\, a.
1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. ``Amber bracelets.''
--Shak.
2. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.
``The amber morn.'' --Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amber \Am"ber\, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. {Ambered} .]
1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amber
adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {brownish-yellow},
{yellow-brown}]
n 1: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room";
"he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: {gold}]
2: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used
for jewelry
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