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Synonyms for umbers

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhm-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌm bər

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Définition of umbers

Origin :
  • brown earthy pigment, 1560s, from Middle French ombre (in terre d'ombre), or Italian ombra (in terra di ombra), both from either Latin umbra "shade, shadow" (see umbrage) or from Umbra, fem. of Umber "belonging to Umbria," region in central Italy from which the coloring matter first came. Burnt umber, specially prepared and redder in color, is attested from c.1650.
  • As in tan : noun light brown
Example sentences :
  • Shades are formed by the addition of the siennas, umbers, or black.
  • Extract from : « Industrial Arts Design » by William H. Varnum
  • The umbers are in the same class with the siennas and ochres.
  • Extract from : « The Painter in Oil » by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst
  • It contains, however, a lower percentage of the latter than in the case of umbers.
  • Extract from : « Paint Technology and Tests » by Henry A. Gardner
  • The older types of colouring matter—such as cadmium yellow, ochres, vermilion, umbers—have been superseded.
  • Extract from : « The Handbook of Soap Manufacture » by W. H. Simmons
  • Some painters have a great liking for siennas and umbers as body colors for sleigh work.
  • Extract from : « Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting » by Mayton Clarence Hillick
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