Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A card game, played by three players with 40 cards, that was popular in Europe during the 1600s and 1700s.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
umber . - noun A game at cards borrowed from the Spaniards, usually played by three persons, though sometimes by two, four, or five, with a pack of forty cards, the eights, nines, and tens being thrown out.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A large Mediterranean food fish (
Umbrina cirrhosa ): -- called alsoumbra , andumbrine .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
card game , borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons. - noun archaic A large Mediterranean food fish (Umbrina cirrhosa): -- called also
umbra , andumbrine .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Gagnon sent warrior-chic women stomping down the runway in ombre fringed dresses and separates accented with leather, lace, metal chains and Givenchy-inspired stripes that instantly had attendees buzzing with excitement.
Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week Needs a Spring in its Step Marissa Bronfman 2010
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Gagnon sent warrior-chic women stomping down the runway in ombre fringed dresses and separates accented with leather, lace, metal chains and Givenchy-inspired stripes that instantly had attendees buzzing with excitement.
Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week Needs a Spring in its Step Marissa Bronfman 2010
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Gagnon sent warrior-chic women stomping down the runway in ombre fringed dresses and separates accented with leather, lace, metal chains and Givenchy-inspired stripes that instantly had attendees buzzing with excitement.
Marissa Bronfman: Toronto Fashion Week Needs a Spring in its Step Marissa Bronfman 2010
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"Yes," said he, "play a game of ombre, which is played by three."
The Queen Pedauque Anatole France 1884
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One of those itty-bitty wine glasses called ombre, literally shade, because the real wine bars are found in cool arcades and dusky spots just around the corner from the tourist traps.
Crosscut 2010
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Gretchen has made some kind of ombre shirt that looks like it recently caught fire but has since been put out.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 6 Recap: Bridesmaid Revisited 2010
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And it could make the gathered area look kind of ombre, very cool...
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Saucy, dear, I think you have created a most artistic 'ombre' effect with your lighting scheme!
let's be honest... 2006
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The blue one and the kind of ombre-effect beaded plummy/cerise thing?
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Do you recall building sand castles on the beach as a toddler and how every single women used to stare at your perfectly natural ombre highlights making your mom so proud?
Clyde Elezi: Ombre Hair Color Clyde Elezi 2011
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