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amber
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
amber
(noun)
amber
/
ˈ
æmbɚ/
noun
amber
/
ˈ
æmbɚ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMBER
[
noncount
]
1
:
a hard orange-yellow substance that can be polished and used for jewelry and other decorations
2
:
a dark orange-yellow color
—
see
color picture
on
this page
— amber
adjective
the
amber
light of the late afternoon sun
“…
amber
waves of grain…”
Katharine Lee Bates, “America the Beautiful” (1911)
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