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burnt umber

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burnt umber
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) a brown pigment obtained by heating umber
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a dark brown colour
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Noun1.burnt umber - dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
umber - an earth pigment
2.burnt umberburnt umber - a medium brown to dark-brown color  
brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation


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Conservancy executive director Joseph Edmiston was riding herd on the work, helping decide whether the burnt umber paint on the outbuildings blended well with the landscape.
Me roof and wooden structural members were stained a burnt umber which matched the surrounding ponderosa pines.
 
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