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Rareumber
The correct spelling is umber.
How to pronounce umber
/ˈʌmbə/
nounIPA: /ˈʌmbə/
Say it like: Umb-er
The correct spelling is umber. A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
- 2.A grayling.
- 3.A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
- 4.In ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.
verb
- 1.To give a reddish-brown colour to.
adjective
- 1.Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
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