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Definition of Sombre
Sombre Somber Som"ber, Sombre Som"bre(?; 277), a. [F. sombre; cf.
Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the
shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See Umbrage.]
1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a
somber house.
2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person;
somber reflections.
The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was
also short. --Beaconsfield.
Sombre Somber Som"ber, Sombre Som"bre, v. t.
To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]
