Ombre
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒm.bə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ombre is a noun meaning A Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty cards, omitting the ranks of 8, 9 and 10.
Meaning
A Spanish card game, usually played by three people. It involves forty cards, omitting the ranks of 8, 9 and 10.
More Meanings
- Alternative spelling of ombré (“a gradual blending of one color hue to another”).
- (archaic) A large Mediterranean food fish, Umbrina cirrosa.
Example Sentences
When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, / And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.
Belinda now, whom chirst of fame invites, / Burns to encounter two advent'rous Knights, / At Ombre singly to decide their doom / And swells her breast with conquests yet to com
Word Forms
- ombres
Synonyms for ombre
Depending on context, synonyms include umbra, umbrine, drum, drumfish, sea crow, corb.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include omber, ambigu, quinze, ecarte, belote, monte.
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