abraum

noun

ab·​raum

ˈäˌprau̇m

plural -s

: a red ocher used to darken mahogany

Word History

Etymology

probably altered from abron, abrown, variants (in 16th to 17th centuries) of auburn

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined above

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