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Umber
/ˈʌmbə/
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
📖 Definitions of "Umber"
noun
- 1
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- 2
A grayling.
- 3
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
verb
- 1
To give a reddish-brown colour to.
adjective
- 1
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
noun
- 1
In ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.
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