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Umber vs Ember - What's the difference?

umber | ember |

As nouns the difference between umber and ember

is that umber is a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides while ember is a glowing piece of coal or wood.

As adjectives the difference between umber and ember

is that umber is of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment while ember is making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.

As a proper noun Ember is

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umber

English

(wikipedia umber)

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
  • A grayling.
  • A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta ) allied to the storks and herons.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
  • * J. R. Drake
    • Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.

    Derived terms

    * *

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    ember

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glowing piece of coal or wood.
  • Smoldering ash.

    • See also

    * embers

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Making a circuit of the year or the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year, as certain religious days set apart for fasting and prayer.
    • ember fasts
    ember days
    ember weeks
    (Webster 1913)

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