From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre,
lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.]
A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually
played by three persons. --Pope.
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When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free,
And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.
--Young.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)
A large Mediterranean food fish ({Umbrina cirrhosa}): --
called also {umbra}, and {umbrine}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Umbra \Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbrae}. [L., a shadow.]
1. (Astron.)
(a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
{Penumbra}.
(b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
(c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
called penumbra.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food
fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the
Mediterranean species ({Umbrina cirrhosa}), which is
highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre},
and {umbrine}.
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{Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca dioica}) of the same
genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
ombre /ɔ̃bʀ/
shadow; shade
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