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1.nounA brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
2.nounA grayling.
3.nounA dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
4.verbTo give a reddish-brown colour to.
5.adjectiveOf a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
6.nounIn ancient armour, a visor, or projection like the peak of a cap, to which a fixed or movable faceguard was sometimes attached.