umber

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
2. 2
   noun A grayling.
3. 3
   noun A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
4. 4
   verb To give a reddish-brown colour to.
5. 5
   adjective Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
6. 6
   noun In ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.