A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors,obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxidesof iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before beingused, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is calledraw umber. See Burnt umber, below.

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