Umber \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Umber \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Umbrere \Um*brere\, Umbriere \Um*briere\, n. [F. ombre a shade,
L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri[`e]re.
See Umbrella.]
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. [Obs.]
But only vented up her umbriere. --Spenser.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Grayling \Gray"ling\, n. [From Gray, a.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there
a grayling. --Tennyson.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus,
having similar habits to the above; one species (T.
Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan;
another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone
region.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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