Synonyms for amber
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : am-ber |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm bər |
Définition of amber
Origin :- mid-14c., "ambergris, perfume made from ambergris," from Old French ambre, from Medieval Latin ambar "ambergris," from Arabic 'anbar "ambergris." In Europe, the sense was extended, inexplicably, to fossil resins from the Baltic (late 13c. in Anglo-Latin; c.1400 in English), which has become the main sense as the use of ambergris has waned. This formerly was known as white or yellow amber to distinguish it from ambergris, which word entered English early 15c. from French, which distinguished the two substances as ambre gris and amber jaune. The classical word for Baltic amber was electrum (cf. electric).
- adj gold-colored
- These properties of amber and lodestone appear to have been widely known.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- And ever after that they wept sweet tears of amber, clear as sunlight.
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- The orange, or yellow, and the black with amber eyes are also prize winners.
- Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
- The beams of the ceiling, ornamented with amber, rose in wide arches.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- It went up and down all day, for Amber Guiting was the terminus.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- He didn't know when the train would go back to Amber Guiting.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
- As he spoke he gave a muttered curse and switched on his amber fog-light.
- Extract from : « Poisoned Air » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- She paused on the threshold of the big room where were the amber blocks.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
- In the morning light the amber blocks had taken on a reddish tinge.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
- And there was a great cavity in the heart of the amber block.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various
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