amber
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amber/ˈambə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 hard translucent fossilized resin originating from extinct coniferous trees, typically yellowish in colour and used in jewellery.
- 2 a honey-yellow colour.
■ a yellow light used as a cautionary signal between green for ‘go’ and red for ‘stop’.
– origin ME: from OFr. ambre, from Arab. ‘anbar ‘ambergris’, later ‘amber’.
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