umber
/ˈʌmbə/ · noun
Meaning
- A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- A grayling.
- A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
- To give a reddish-brown colour to.
- Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
- 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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