umber

umber¹ Definition

um·ber (um′bər)

noun

a kind of earth containing oxides of manganese and iron, used as a pigment: raw umber is yellowish-brown; burnt, or calcined, umber is reddish-brown
a yellowish-brown or reddish-brown color

Etymology: Fr (terre d')ombre < It (terra d')ombra, lit., (earth of) shade, prob. < L umbra, a shade, shadow (but based on ? Umbria)

adjective

of the color of raw umber or burnt umber

transitive verb

to color with or as with umber

umber² Definition

um·ber (um′bər)

noun

Etymology: ME < OFr umbre (Fr ombre) < L umbra: see umber

umber Usage Examples

Preposition: of

people: The Festival is make possible by a large umber of people playing different roles.

Adjective modifier

burnt: For a deeper color burnt umber may be added.
raw: Walnut The base is made up of white, raw sienna and a little raw umber.
large: The Festival is make possible by a large umber of people playing different roles.
mottled: The only other moths recorded this month were Winter Moths and a single Mottled Umber at illuminated windows or security lights.
blue: I had a range of colors -- Prussian blue, burnt umber, cadmium yellow -- but no ' Malawi glow ' .

Modifies a noun

livery: The engine was dismantled down to its frames and the boiler retubed, then repainted in Marsh's umber livery.

Noun used with modifier

n: You cannot set a dose greater than the n umber of units remaining in the reservoir.

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