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burnt umber::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | umber |
Examples of burnt umber
burnt umber
The casbah is a Unesco world heritage site, a burnt umber miracle, sweet with the song of goldfinches.
From the guardian.co.uk
The charges claim that Mr. Lipscomb paid for a $2,000 gift certificate that the mayor used to buy a Persian lamb coat and a burnt umber mink coat.
From the nytimes.com
For verdant space head south of the Arno where the ochre and burnt umber facades are backed by sloping green hills dotted with cypress trees.
From the guardian.co.uk
After being picked, the squashes and pumpkins were piled into the cold frames, a several-metres-long jumble of burnt umber and yolk yellow, forest green and silver grey.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Perhaps this is why the Department of Homeland Security no longer bothers to tell travelers it has set the terrorist threat level at burnt umber, or whatever.
From the dailyherald.com
Around Manchester and Concord, in contrast with the red-blooded libertarianism of the state, its autumn leaves are an impressionist palette from burnt umber to bleached, watery yellow.
From the guardian.co.uk
