n.
- hard translucent fossilized resin originating from extinct coniferous trees, typically yellowish in colour and used in jewellery.
- a honey-yellow colour.
▸a yellow light used as a cautionary signal between green for ‘go’ and red for ‘stop’.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. ambre, from Arab. ‘anbar ‘ambergris’, later ‘amber’.