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burnt umber Definition

burnt umber

noun

  1. a reddish-brown pigment made by calcining raw umber
  2. a reddish brown

burnt umber Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • blue: I had a range of colors -- Prussian blue, burnt umber, cadmium yellow -- but no ' Malawi glow ' .

Browse dictionary entries near burnt umber

  1. ‹ burnt sienna
  2. ‹ burnt orange
  3. ‹ burnt offering
  4. ‹ burnt
  5. ‹ burnsides
  6. ‹ Burnside
  7. ‹ Burns, Eric
  8. ‹ Burns
  9. ‹ burnout
  10. ‹ burnoose
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