ombre

Or om·bré

[om-brey]

adjective

1. having a pattern in which colors or tones fade into one another: The dress has an ombre effect with various intensities of purple fading to white.

   Her ombre hair goes from brown at the top to bleached blond at the bottom.

   The dress has an ombre effect with various intensities of purple fading to white.

ombre

/ ˈɒmbə /

noun

1. an 18th-century card game

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombre¹

First recorded in 1840–45; from French ombré “shadowed, shaded,” past participle of ombrer, from Italian ombrare “to cover in shadow” (in painting); umber, umbra ( def. )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ombre¹

C17: from Spanish hombre man, referring to the player who attempts to win the stakes