Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to umber; of the color of umber; dark-brown; dark; dusky.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to umber; like umber.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
umber ; like umber.
Etymologies
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umber + -y
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Examples
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The uncertain flicker of the flames and sparks from our beacon (which, though itself invisible, darkened and lightened like sheet lightning), the dismal umbery glimmer of the waning moon, and the pale approach of day over the mountains to the east, made the face appear almost ghastly.
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