Definitions
of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
Word origin
From Middle English ambre, aumbre, from Old French aumbre, ambre, from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (ʾnbl /ambar/, “ambergris”). Compare English lamber, ambergris. Displaced Middle English smulting (from Old English smelting (“amber”)), Old English eolhsand (“amber”), Old English glær (“amber”), and Old English sāp (“amber, resin, pomade”).
Used in a sentence
“Ambre is hote and drye […] Some say that it is the sparme of a whale.”
“Slaves […] with silver Censors […] perfum'd the air with Amber, Aloes wood, and other Scents.”
“With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery, With amber bracelets, beads, and all this knavery.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Yellow-orange fossil resin”5 letters
02“Yellow-brown resin”5 letters
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