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English Dictionary: umbrette by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre
      d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or
      shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. {Umber}, 3 & 4,
      {Umbrage}.]
      1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and
            water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
            variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It
            is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is
            then called {burnt umber}; when not heated, it is called
            {raw umber}. See {Burnt umber}, below.
  
      2. An umbrere. [Obs.]
  
      3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo[94]l.) See {Grayling}, 1.
  
      4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.
            umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See
            {Umber} a pigment.] (Zo[94]l.) An African wading bird
            ({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is
            dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called
            also {umbrette}, {umbre}, and {umber bird}.
  
      {Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,
            which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a
            bright reddish brown.
  
      {Cologne}, [or] {German}, {umber}, a brown pigment obtained
            from lignite. See {Cologne earth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Umbrette \Um*brette"\, n. [F. ombrette.] (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Umber}, 4.
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