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Definitions for: Umber
[n] a medium to dark brown color
[n] an earth pigment
[adj] of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
Webster (1913) Definition: Um"ber, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4,
Umbrage.]
1. (Paint.) 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.
2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See Grayling, 1.
4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
Umber a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
bright reddish brown.
Cologne, or German, umber, a brown pigment obtained
from lignite. See Cologne earth.
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.
Um"ber, v. t.
To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over
one's face. --B. Jonson.
Synonyms: burnt umber, chocolate, chromatic, coffee, deep brown
See Also: brown, brownness, burnt umber, earth color, raw umber
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