Associations to the word «Umber»
Wiktionary
UMBER, noun. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
UMBER, noun. Alternative form of umbrere
UMBER, noun. A grayling.
UMBER, noun. A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons.
UMBER, adjective. Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
Dictionary definition
UMBER, noun. An earth pigment.
UMBER, noun. A medium brown to dark-brown color.
UMBER, adjective. Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.