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   umber

   /ˈʌmbə/

   noun

   • 1. a natural pigment resembling but darker than ochre, normally dark yellowish-brown in colour (raw umber) or dark brown when roasted (burnt umber).
   • ▪ either of the colours of umber: "the village is built entirely of crumbling umber limestone"
   • 2. a brownish moth with colouring that resembles tree bark.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French (terre d')ombre or Italian (terra di) ombra, literally ‘(earth of) shadow’, from Latin umbra ‘shadow’ or Umbra (feminine) ‘Umbrian’.

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