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I. noun see: umbrage Date: 1568 a brown earth that is darker in color than ocher and sienna because of its content of manganese and iron oxides and is highly valued as a permanent pigment either in the raw or burnt state, 2. a moderate to dark yellowish brown, a moderate brown, II. transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1610 to darken with or as if with ~, III. adjective Date: 1802 of, relating to, or having the characteristics of ~