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We found 13 definitions of umber from 5 different sources.

What does umber mean?

Noun Plural: umbers
umber - an earth pigment
		earth color a colored mineral used as a pigment
		raw umber greenish brown pigment
umber - a medium brown to dark-brown color
		chocolate, coffee, deep brown, burnt umber
		brownness, brown an orange of low brightness and saturation
Adjective umber, umberer, umberest
umber - of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
		chromatic being or having or characterized by hue

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umber (Noun)
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
umber (Adjective)
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

umber (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.
umber (n.)
An umbrere.
umber (n.)
See Grayling, 1.
umber (n.)
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.
umber (a.)
Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
umber (v. t.)
To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.

umber
um′bėr, n. a brown earthy mineral used as a pigment.—adjs. Um′bered, tinged with umber; Um′bery, relating to, or like, umber. [Umbria.]

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