UMBER

Umber

Umber is a natural brown or reddish-brown earth pigment that contains iron oxide and manganese oxide. It is darker than the other similar earth pigments, ochre and sienna.

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umber

Noun

  1. a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
  2. A grayling.
  3. A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons.

Adjective

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


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