† umbrationn.
Obsolete. rare.
1. Heraldry. A faintly outlined figure; = adumbration n. 4.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > outlined figure
umbration1486
adumbration1610
transparency1610
1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. c viij Another sampull is sene of the vmbracion of a certayn cros, and thys cros is calde a cros floree vmbratid;..bot truly spekyng and propurli it is no cros, bott a shadow of such a cros.
2. A shadowy indication or faint representation (of something).
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun] > of some quality > slight
gleam?c1225
glimpsea1547
suspicion1565
umber1573
umbrage1604
umbrationa1706
shima1800
a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. iii. 192 Which, though resembling, are yet but faint shadows and umbrations of that sublime nature.
a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. iii. 241 Nor all this by transient and superficial knowledge, figures, and umbrations, but immediate and intuitive notices.
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