umber

/หˆสŒmbษ™/

IPA: /AH1 M B ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.

  2. 2

    A grayling.

  3. 3

    A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.

verb
  1. 1

    To give a reddish-brown colour to.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

noun
  1. 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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