4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade,
in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Um"ber, a. Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown;
dark brown; dark; dusky.
Their harps are of the umber shade That hides the blush of waking day.
J. R. Drake.
Um"ber, v. t. To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber
over one's face. B. Jonson.
Um"ber*y (?), a. Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery
gold.
Um*bil"ic (?), n. [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See Navel.] 1.
The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world." Sir T.
Herbert.