Amber

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The balsam, liquidambar.

II. Amber ·adj Consisting of amber; made of amber.

III. Amber ·noun Ambergris.

IV. Amber ·vt To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.

V. Amber ·adj Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.

VI. Amber ·vt To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.

VII. Amber ·noun Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.

VIII. Amber ·noun A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, ·etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.

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