Umber




SEE: Grayling
noun
1.
(1. A natural brown earth containing ferric oxide and manganese oxides, used as pigment. 2. Color. Any of the shades of brown produced by umber in its various states) ពណ៌សម្បុរត្នោត
adjective
1.
(1. Of or related to umber. 2. Color. Having a brownish color) នៃពណ៌ត្នោត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
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.
adjective
1.
Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.
1.
An umbrere