umber

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1. umber - Noun

2. umber - Adjective

3. umber - Verb

4. umber - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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. See Burnt umber, below.

An umbrere.

See Grayling, 1.

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.

Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.

To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.

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Brown pigments, dyes and inks * Raw umber and burnt umber are two of the oldest pigments used by man. Source: Internet

Rembrandt van Rijn used all the earth pigments, including sienna, ochre and umber, to create his rich and complex browns. Source: Internet

Chroma-chem® 896-1301 by Chromaflo Technologies is a burnt umber iron oxide designed for use in a wide variety of water-based industrial coatings. Source: Internet

Colortrend® 808-2009 by Chromaflo Technologies is a raw umber high performance low-VOC and APE-free universal colorant based on iron oxide (44%) pigment. Source: Internet

Rembrandt also added umber to the ground layers of his paintings because it promoted faster drying. Source: Internet

The city's buildings are of many different colors, including rose, violet, and umber. Source: Internet

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