umbroseadj.
/ʌmˈbrəʊs/ rare.
1. Shady; giving shade.
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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [adjective] > casting a shadow > overshadowing > affording shade
umbrosea1425
shadowing1552
umbrate?1553
shadeful1563
shady1579
shadinga1586
umbrageous1587
shadowy1607
umbriferous1616
umbratile1659
umbracious1839
adumbral1845
umbering1872
a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 75 Hyng it in ane vmbrose place vnto þat þer be had nede þer-of.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Umbrose, shady, casting a great Shade.
1871 G. MacDonald Wks. Fancy & Imagination III. 187 Still as a pool in its own place, Unsunned within an umbrose wood.
2. Ornithology. Dusky.
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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > smoky
umbrose1783
smoky1827
1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 437 Umbrose W[arbler];..upper parts greyish brown: on the back obscurely marked with black.
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