umber
n . 棕土,焦茶色
a . 棕色的,棕土的
vt . 涂红棕色于
棕土,焦茶色棕色的,棕土的涂红棕色於
umber adj 1 :
of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments n 1 :
an earth pigment 2 :
a medium brown to dark -
brown color [
synonym : {
chocolate },
{
coffee }, {
deep brown }, {
umber }, {
burnt umber }]
Grayling \
Gray "
ling \,
n . [
From {
Gray },
a .]
1 . (
Zool .)
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 .
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And here and there a lusty trout ,
And here and there a grayling . --
Tennyson .
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2 . (
Zool .)
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 .
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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 .]
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But only vented up her umbriere . --
Spenser .
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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 .
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2 .
An umbrere . [
Obs .]
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3 . [
F .
ombre ,
umbre ,
L .
umbra .] (
Zool .)
See {
Grayling },
1 .
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4 . [
Cf .
NL .
scopus umbretta ,
F .
ombrette ;
probably fr .
L .
umbra shade ,
in allusion to its dark brown color .
See {
Umber }
a pigment .] (
Zool .)
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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{
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 umber },
or {
German umber },
a brown pigment obtained from lignite .
See {
Cologne earth }.
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Umber \
Um "
ber \,
a .
Of or pertaining to umber ;
resembling umber ;
olive -
brown ;
dark brown ;
dark ;
dusky .
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Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day . --
J .
R .
Drake .
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Umber \
Um "
ber \,
v .
t .
To color with umber ;
to shade or darken ;
as ,
to umber over one '
s face . --
B .
Jonson .
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colorful \
colorful \
adj .
1 .
having striking color .
Opposite of {
colorless }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
changeable ,
chatoyant ,
iridescent ,
shot }; {
deep ,
rich }; {
flaming }; {
fluorescent ,
glowing };
{
prismatic }; {
psychedelic }; {
red ,
ruddy ,
flushed ,
empurpled }]
Syn :
colourful .
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2 .
striking in variety and interest .
Opposite of {
colorless }
or {
dull }. [
Narrower terms : {
brave ,
fine ,
gay ,
glorious };
{
flamboyant ,
resplendent ,
unrestrained }; {
flashy ,
gaudy ,
jazzy ,
showy ,
snazzy ,
sporty }; {
picturesque }]
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3 .
having color or a certain color ;
not black ,
white or grey ;
as ,
colored crepe paper .
Opposite of {
colorless }
and {
monochrome }.
Note : [
Narrower terms : {
tinted }; {
touched ,
tinged }; {
amber ,
brownish -
yellow ,
yellow -
brown }; {
amethyst }; {
auburn ,
reddish -
brown }; {
aureate ,
gilded ,
gilt ,
gold ,
golden };
{
azure ,
cerulean ,
sky -
blue ,
bright blue }; {
bicolor ,
bicolour ,
bicolored ,
bicoloured ,
bichrome }; {
blue ,
bluish ,
light -
blue ,
dark -
blue }; {
blushful ,
blush -
colored ,
rosy }; {
bottle -
green }; {
bronze ,
bronzy };
{
brown ,
brownish ,
dark -
brown }; {
buff }; {
canary ,
canary -
yellow }; {
caramel ,
caramel brown }; {
carnation };
{
chartreuse }; {
chestnut }; {
dun }; {
earth -
colored ,
earthlike }; {
fuscous }; {
green ,
greenish ,
light -
green ,
dark -
green }; {
jade ,
jade -
green }; {
khaki }; {
lavender ,
lilac }; {
mauve }; {
moss green ,
mosstone }; {
motley ,
multicolor ,
culticolour ,
multicolored ,
multicoloured ,
painted ,
particolored ,
particoloured ,
piebald ,
pied ,
varicolored ,
varicoloured }; {
mousy ,
mouse -
colored };
{
ocher ,
ochre }; {
olive -
brown }; {
olive -
drab }; {
olive };
{
orange ,
orangish }; {
peacock -
blue }; {
pink ,
pinkish };
{
purple ,
violet ,
purplish }; {
red ,
blood -
red ,
carmine ,
cerise ,
cherry ,
cherry -
red ,
crimson ,
ruby ,
ruby -
red ,
scarlet }; {
red ,
reddish }; {
rose ,
roseate }; {
rose -
red };
{
rust ,
rusty ,
rust -
colored }; {
snuff ,
snuff -
brown ,
snuff -
color ,
snuff -
colour ,
snuff -
colored ,
snuff -
coloured ,
mummy -
brown ,
chukker -
brown }; {
sorrel ,
brownish -
orange }; {
stone ,
stone -
gray }; {
straw -
color ,
straw -
colored ,
straw -
coloured }; {
tan }; {
tangerine };
{
tawny }; {
ultramarine }; {
umber }; {
vermilion ,
vermillion ,
cinibar ,
Chinese -
red }; {
yellow ,
yellowish };
{
yellow -
green }; {
avocado }; {
bay }; {
beige }; {
blae bluish -
black or gray -
blue )}; {
coral }; {
creamy }; {
cress green ,
cresson ,
watercress }; {
hazel }; {
honey ,
honey -
colored }; {
hued (
postnominal )}; {
magenta };
{
maroon }; {
pea -
green }; {
russet }; {
sage ,
sage -
green };
{
sea -
green }] [
Also See : {
chromatic }, {
colored }, {
dark },
{
light }.]
Syn :
colored ,
coloured ,
in color (
predicate ).
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40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
umber ":
beige ,
brown ,
brownish ,
brownish -
yellow ,
brunet ,
chocolate ,
cinnamon ,
cocoa ,
cocoa -
brown ,
coffee ,
coffee -
brown ,
drab ,
dun ,
dun -
brown ,
dun -
drab ,
ecru ,
fawn ,
fawn -
colored ,
fuscous ,
grege ,
hazel ,
khaki ,
lurid ,
nut -
brown ,
olive -
brown ,
olive -
drab ,
seal ,
seal -
brown ,
sepia ,
snuff -
colored ,
sorrel ,
tan ,
taupe ,
tawny ,
toast ,
toast -
brown ,
umber -
colored ,
walnut ,
walnut -
brown ,
yellowish -
brown
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