Definition of ombre
: an old three-handed card game popular in Europe especially in the 17th and 18th centuries
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Origin and Etymology of ombre
French or Spanish; French hombre, from Spanish, literally, man — more at hombre
First Known Use: circa 1661
Definition of ombré
: having colors or tones that shade into each other —used especially of fabrics in which the color is graduated from light to dark
ombré
nounOrigin and Etymology of ombré
French, past participle of ombrer to shade, from Italian ombrare, from ombra shade, from Latin umbra — more at umbrage
First Known Use: 1893
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