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Umber vs Omber - What's the difference?

umber | omber |

As nouns the difference between umber and omber

is that umber is a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides while omber is .

As an adjective umber

is of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

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

    * *

    See also

    *

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    omber

    English

    Noun

    (-)