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Webster 1913 Edition
Sombre
{
Som′ber
,Som′bre
}(?; 277)
, Adj.
[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.
{
, Som′ber
,Som′bre
}Verb.
T.
To make somber, or dark; to make shady.
[R.]
{
, Som′ber
,Som′bre
}Noun.
Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Sombre
SOMBER
, SOMBRE,Adj.