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ombre Definition


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ombre
omber
noun
    1. A card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Etymology: 17c: from Spanish hombre man, with reference to the player who tries to win the stakes.




ombré
adj
    1. Said of fabric, etc: with colours gradually shading into each other.
noun
    ombrés
    1. A fabric, etc that has such shading.
Etymology: 19c: French, from ombrer to shade.



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