burnt umber


noun

See under umber(def 1).

Definition for burnt umber (2 of 2)

umber
[ uhm-ber ]
/ ˈʌm bər /

noun

an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber).
the color of such a pigment; dark dusky brown or dark reddish brown.
Ichthyology. the European grayling, Thymallus thymallus.
North England Dialect. shade; shadow.

adjective

of the color umber.

verb (used with object)

to color with or as if with umber.

Origin of umber

1250–1300; Middle English umbre, umber shade, shadow < Old French umbre < Latin umbra; in sense “earth” < French terre d'ombre or Italian terra di ombra

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British Dictionary definitions for burnt umber (1 of 2)

umber
/ (ˈʌmbə) /

noun

any of various natural brown earths containing ferric oxide together with lime and oxides of aluminium, manganese, and silicon See also burnt umber
any of the dark brown to greenish-brown colours produced by this pigment
short for umber moth
obsolete
  1. shade or shadow
  2. any dark, dusky, or indefinite colour

adjective

of, relating to, or stained with umber

Word Origin for umber

C16: from French ( terre d') ombre or Italian ( terra di) ombra shadow (earth), from Latin umbra shade

British Dictionary definitions for burnt umber (2 of 2)

burnt umber

noun

a brown pigment obtained by heating umber
a dark brown colour