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.]
(Zoöl.) 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.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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.]
(Zoöl.) 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.] (Zoöl.) 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.
