n. [ F. ombrage shade, suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr. umbra a shade. Cf. Umber, Umbratic. ]
Where highest woods, impenetrable
To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of reason on its side. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing aristocracy. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. ombrageux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See Umbrage. ]
Umbrageous grots and caves
Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine
Lays forth her purple grape. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]