umberyadj.
Of the colour of umber; dark brown.
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wainscot1577
earth-coloured1722
honey-brown1774
snuff-coloured1787
snuffy1789
moorit1795
iron brown1798
umber1802
umbery1850
sienna-brown1853
oily-brown1861
seal-brown1881
tabac1881
glandaceous1885
cigar-brown1895
bead-brown1912
cocoa1942
toffee-brown1961
toffee1962
sludgy1975
1850 H. Miller Scenes & Legends N. Scotl. (ed. 2) vi. 76 They admitted..a sort of umbery twilight.
1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 55 Turner..sketching the river and boats with the conventional Indian ink and umbery sails.
1902 Academy 28 June 22/2 The flesh is not white, but umbery gold.
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adj.1850