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.
William Butler Yeats