noun the balsam, liquidambar.
2. amber ·adj consisting of amber; made of amber.
3. amber ·noun ambergris.
4. amber ·vt to preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.
5. amber ·adj resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.
6. amber ·vt to scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.
7. amber ·noun amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.
8. amber ·noun a yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. it takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, ·etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. by friction, it becomes strongly electric.