Emily Dickinson Lexicon

amber, n. [Fr. ambre < Arab. ambergris, orig. 'grey whale spermaceti', later also 'golden fossil resin'.] (webplay: color, mountain, sea, small, soil).

1. Solid yellow fossil resin; stone-like golden resin globule; translucent resinous gem, often found on the Baltic sea shores.
2. Sunlight; golden yellow light.
3. Glory; resplendence; heavenly light; [fig.] divine truth; splendor of resurrected beings.
4. Yellow color; golden hue; [fig.] sun; disk of light on the horizon at sunset.