What is "umbre"

Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. Umber, 3 & 4, Umbrage.]

1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.

2. An umbrere. [Obs.]

3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zo["o]l.) See Grayling, 1.

4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L. umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See Umber a pigment.] (Zo["o]l.) An African wading bird ( Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.

   Burnt umber (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber, which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a bright reddish brown.

   Cologne umber, or German umber, a brown pigment obtained from lignite. See Cologne earth.

a. (obsolete form of umber English) n. (obsolete form of umber English)

Umbre is a Romanian crime-drama produced by HBO Europe. Umbre follows Relu, an enforcer for a small-time mob boss, as he struggles to keep his family in the dark about his job. The series starts off when Relu accidentally kills a man. Day by day, the secrets he keeps become increasingly oppressive and the lies begin to surface, one by one.