umber
n . 棕土,焦茶色
a . 棕色的,棕土的
vt . 涂红棕色于
棕土,焦茶色棕色的,棕土的涂红棕色於
umber adj 1 :
of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments n 1 :
an earth pigment 2 :
a medium brown to dark -
brown color [
synonym : {
chocolate },
{
coffee }, {
deep brown }, {
umber }, {
burnt umber }]
Grayling \
Gray "
ling \,
n . [
From {
Gray },
a .]
1 . (
Zool .)
A European fish ({
Thymallus vulgaris }),
allied to the trout ,
but having a very broad dorsal fin ; --
called also {
umber }.
It inhabits cold mountain streams ,
and is valued as a game fish .
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And here and there a lusty trout ,
And here and there a grayling . --
Tennyson .
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2 . (
Zool .)
An American fish of the genus {
Thymallus },
having similar habits to the above ;
one species ({
T .
Ontariensis }),
inhabits several streams in Michigan ;
another ({
T .
montanus }),
is found in the Yellowstone region .
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Umbrere \
Um *
brere \,
Umbriere \
Um *
briere \,
n . [
F .
ombre a shade ,
L .
umbra ;
cf .
F .
ombrelle a sunshade ,
OF .
also ombri [`
e ]
re .
See {
Umbrella }.]
In ancient armor ,
a visor ,
or projection like the peak of a cap ,
to which a face guard was sometimes attached .
This was sometimes fixed ,
and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet and could be raised like the beaver .
Called also {
umber },
and umbril . [
Obs .]
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But only vented up her umbriere . --
Spenser .
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Umber \
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 .
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2 .
An umbrere . [
Obs .]
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3 . [
F .
ombre ,
umbre ,
L .
umbra .] (
Zool .)
See {
Grayling },
1 .
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4 . [
Cf .
NL .
scopus umbretta ,
F .
ombrette ;
probably fr .
L .
umbra shade ,
in allusion to its dark brown color .
See {
Umber }
a pigment .] (
Zool .)
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 }.
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{
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 umber },
or {
German umber },
a brown pigment obtained from lignite .
See {
Cologne earth }.
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Umber \
Um "
ber \,
a .
Of or pertaining to umber ;
resembling umber ;
olive -
brown ;
dark brown ;
dark ;
dusky .
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Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day . --
J .
R .
Drake .
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Umber \
Um "
ber \,
v .
t .
To color with umber ;
to shade or darken ;
as ,
to umber over one '
s face . --
B .
Jonson .
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colorful \
colorful \
adj .
1 .
having striking color .
Opposite of {
colorless }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
changeable ,
chatoyant ,
iridescent ,
shot }; {
deep ,
rich }; {
flaming }; {
fluorescent ,
glowing };
{
prismatic }; {
psychedelic }; {
red ,
ruddy ,
flushed ,
empurpled }]
Syn :
colourful .
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WordNet 1 .
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2 .
striking in variety and interest .
Opposite of {
colorless }
or {
dull }. [
Narrower terms : {
brave ,
fine ,
gay ,
glorious };
{
flamboyant ,
resplendent ,
unrestrained }; {
flashy ,
gaudy ,
jazzy ,
showy ,
snazzy ,
sporty }; {
picturesque }]
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3 .
having color or a certain color ;
not black ,
white or grey ;
as ,
colored crepe paper .
Opposite of {
colorless }
and {
monochrome }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
tinted }; {
touched ,
tinged }; {
amber ,
brownish -
yellow ,
yellow -
brown }; {
amethyst }; {
auburn ,
reddish -
brown }; {
aureate ,
gilded ,
gilt ,
gold ,
golden };
{
azure ,
cerulean ,
sky -
blue ,
bright blue }; {
bicolor ,
bicolour ,
bicolored ,
bicoloured ,
bichrome }; {
blue ,
bluish ,
light -
blue ,
dark -
blue }; {
blushful ,
blush -
colored ,
rosy }; {
bottle -
green }; {
bronze ,
bronzy };
{
brown ,
brownish ,
dark -
brown }; {
buff }; {
canary ,
canary -
yellow }; {
caramel ,
caramel brown }; {
carnation };
{
chartreuse }; {
chestnut }; {
dun }; {
earth -
colored ,
earthlike }; {
fuscous }; {
green ,
greenish ,
light -
green ,
dark -
green }; {
jade ,
jade -
green }; {
khaki }; {
lavender ,
lilac }; {
mauve }; {
moss green ,
mosstone }; {
motley ,
multicolor ,
culticolour ,
multicolored ,
multicoloured ,
painted ,
particolored ,
particoloured ,
piebald ,
pied ,
varicolored ,
varicoloured }; {
mousy ,
mouse -
colored };
{
ocher ,
ochre }; {
olive -
brown }; {
olive -
drab }; {
olive };
{
orange ,
orangish }; {
peacock -
blue }; {
pink ,
pinkish };
{
purple ,
violet ,
purplish }; {
red ,
blood -
red ,
carmine ,
cerise ,
cherry ,
cherry -
red ,
crimson ,
ruby ,
ruby -
red ,
scarlet }; {
red ,
reddish }; {
rose ,
roseate }; {
rose -
red };
{
rust ,
rusty ,
rust -
colored }; {
snuff ,
snuff -
brown ,
snuff -
color ,
snuff -
colour ,
snuff -
colored ,
snuff -
coloured ,
mummy -
brown ,
chukker -
brown }; {
sorrel ,
brownish -
orange }; {
stone ,
stone -
gray }; {
straw -
color ,
straw -
colored ,
straw -
coloured }; {
tan }; {
tangerine };
{
tawny }; {
ultramarine }; {
umber }; {
vermilion ,
vermillion ,
cinibar ,
Chinese -
red }; {
yellow ,
yellowish };
{
yellow -
green }; {
avocado }; {
bay }; {
beige }; {
blae bluish -
black or gray -
blue )}; {
coral }; {
creamy }; {
cress green ,
cresson ,
watercress }; {
hazel }; {
honey ,
honey -
colored }; {
hued (
postnominal )}; {
magenta };
{
maroon }; {
pea -
green }; {
russet }; {
sage ,
sage -
green };
{
sea -
green }] [
Also See : {
chromatic }, {
colored }, {
dark },
{
light }.]
Syn :
colored ,
coloured ,
in color (
predicate ).
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40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
umber ":
beige ,
brown ,
brownish ,
brownish -
yellow ,
brunet ,
chocolate ,
cinnamon ,
cocoa ,
cocoa -
brown ,
coffee ,
coffee -
brown ,
drab ,
dun ,
dun -
brown ,
dun -
drab ,
ecru ,
fawn ,
fawn -
colored ,
fuscous ,
grege ,
hazel ,
khaki ,
lurid ,
nut -
brown ,
olive -
brown ,
olive -
drab ,
seal ,
seal -
brown ,
sepia ,
snuff -
colored ,
sorrel ,
tan ,
taupe ,
tawny ,
toast ,
toast -
brown ,
umber -
colored ,
walnut ,
walnut -
brown ,
yellowish -
brown
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Umber - Wikipedia Umber is a natural earth pigment consisting of iron oxide and manganese oxide; it has a brownish color that can vary among shades of yellow, red, and green [3]: 39 Umber is considered one of the oldest pigments known to humans, first used in the Ajanta Caves from 200 BC to 600 AD
UMBER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of UMBER is a moderate to dark yellowish brown Did you know?
Umber: The colour of debauchery - BBC Umber is a conundrum, a rusty riddle of a colour A cross between the deep redness of blood and the blasé blandness of mud, umber is a havering hue with a haunting humidity all its own
What is Umber? (36 Colors) - Colorguide. org Umber is an earthy brown that is slightly orangish This is based on the natural earth pigment of the same name that is made with some combination of iron oxide and manganese oxide This has no exact formulation and can differ widely in color
11 Types of Umber Color - Simplicable Umber is a natural dark brown named for an earthy pigment composed of iron oxide (rust) and manganese oxide The pigment umber is named after Umbria, a mountainous region of Italy where it was historically produced
umber - Wiktionary, the free dictionary umber (third-person singular simple present umbers, present participle umbering, simple past and past participle umbered) ( transitive ) To give a reddish-brown colour to 1807 , Charles Hoyle, Exodus :
Umber - definition of umber by The Free Dictionary 1 a brown earth, largely oxides of iron and manganese, used as a pigment 2 the color of such a pigment; dark dusky brown or dark reddish brown 3 the European grayling, Thymallus thymallus 4 of the color umber 5 to color with or as if with umber