cyprus umber
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cyprus earth — noun or cyprus umber Usage: often capitalized C : raw umber 2 … Useful english dictionary
Umber — is a natural brown clay pigment which contains iron and manganese oxides. The color becomes more intense when calcined (heated), and the resulting pigment is called burnt umber. Its name derives from the Latin word umbra (shadow) and was… … Wikipedia
cyprus — /suy preuhs/, n. Obs. cypress2. * * * Cyprus Introduction Cyprus Background: Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974, a Greek sponsored… … Universalium
Cyprus — /suy preuhs/, n. an island republic in the Mediterranean, S of Turkey: formerly a British colony; independent since 1960. 752,808; 3572 sq. mi. (9250 sq. km). Cap.: Nicosia. * * * Cyprus Introduction Cyprus Background: Independence from the UK… … Universalium
Cyprus earth — noun see raw umber … Useful english dictionary
Gewöhnlicher Umber — Bartumber Bartumber (Umbrina cirrosa) Systematik Barschverwandte (Percomorpha) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
turkey umber — noun Etymology: turkey (II) 1. usually capitalized T : raw umber from the island of Cyprus 2. often capitalized T : raw umber 2 … Useful english dictionary
Ochre — This article is about a color and its pigment. For other uses, see Ochre (disambiguation). Red ocher redirects here. For the indigenous people of North America, see Red Ocher people. Ochre Color coordinates … Wikipedia
