Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - amber
Amber
amber
n. & adj. --n. 1 a a yellowish translucent fossilized resin deriving from extinct (esp. coniferous) trees and used in jewellery. b the honey-yellow colour of this. 2 a yellow traffic-light meaning caution, showing between red for 'stop' and green for 'go'. --adj. made of or coloured like amber. Etymology: ME f. OF ambre f. Arab. ' anbar ambergris, amber
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ambre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ambra, from Arabic ‘anbar ~gris Date: 14th century a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin that takes a fine polish and is used chiefly in making ornamental objects (as beads), a variable color averaging a dark orange yellow, II. adjective Date: 15th century consisting of ~, resembling ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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