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Definition of umber

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Umber Um"ber, a. Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky. Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day. --J. R. Drake.
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Umbrere Um*brere, Umbriere Um*briere, n. [F. ombre a shade, L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri[`e]re. See Umbrella.] In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver. Called also umber, and umbril. [Obs.] But only vented up her umbriere. --Spenser.
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Grayling Gray"ling, n. [From Gray, a.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish. And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there a grayling. --Tennyson. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region.

Meaning of umber from wikipedia

- Umber is a natural earth pigment consisting of iron oxide and manganese oxide; it has a brownish color that can vary among shades of yellow, red, and...
- Umbers is the surname of: Arthur Umbers (1919–1945), New Zealand Second World War flying ace Geoff Umbers (1933–2014), Australian rules footballer Mark...
- Umber Majeed (born 1989) is an American visual artist who lives and works in New York City and La****, ****stan. Majeed's work has been included in group...
- Umber is a brown or reddish-brown earth pigment. Umber may also refer to: Umber Island, Antarctica Umber (album), 1989 debut album of the American post-hardcore...
- Umber View Heights is a village in Cedar County, Missouri, United States. The po****tion was 41 at the 2020 census. The name Umber is derived from one...
- Mark Umbers (born 17 June 1973) is an English theatre, film and television actor. Born in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, Umbers was brought up in...
- The mottled umber (Erannis defoliaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is common throughout much of the Palearctic region. The species was first...
- 2004 Umber was listed in Mojo's "Lost Albums You Must Own". Umber was first released in 1989 on LP by Glitterhouse Records with an all yellowish-umber colored...
- Pseudapistosia umber is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador and...
- the early 1990s became known as the X11 web colors. Burnt umber is made by heating raw umber, which dehydrates the iron oxides and changes them partially...