Umber word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "umber" word

[noun] a medium to dark brown color
[noun] an earth pigment
[adjective] of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

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\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 for umber

burnt umber, chocolate, chromatic, coffee, deep brown

The fun area, different aproach to word »umber«

Let's analyse "umber" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: REBMU. Average typing speed for these characters is 1295 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: ..- -- -... . .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: umber: 3 + 5 = 8, reduced: 8 . and the final result is Eight.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: umber: 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 9 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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