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Definition of Umber
1. Noun. An earth pigment.
2. Adjective. Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments.
3. Noun. A medium brown to dark-brown color.
Definition of Umber
1. n. 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. a. Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
3. v. t. To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.
Definition of Umber
1. Noun. a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides. ¹
2. Adjective. (colour) of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Umber
1. to color with a brown pigment [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Umber
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1. A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colours, obtained from certain natural clays variously coloured 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.
3. [F. Ombre, umbre, L. Umbra.
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