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umbre

umbre is the obsolete form of umber.

Meaning of umber

Adjective

umber (not comparable)

  1. Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
    • Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.1819, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay

See all 5 meanings of umber

Forms of umbre

Adjective
comparativemore umbre
superlativemost umbre
Noun
pluralumbres

Questions about umbre

What is umbre the obsolete form of?
Umbre is the obsolete form of umber.

Words near umbre in the dictionary

  1. umbrating
  2. umbration
  3. umbraviral
  4. umbravirus
  5. umbraviruses
  6. umbre
  7. umbrel
  8. umbrella
  9. umbrella ant
  10. umbrella ants
  11. umbrella bird

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