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See Umber.
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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.
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A bird of the Heron family; the umber.
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See Umber, 4.
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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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Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
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An umbrere.
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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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See Grayling, 1.
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Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.
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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.
v. t.
To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.
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