OMBRE Definition & Meaning

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ombre

or �ǳ�·��é

[ om-brey ]

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adjective

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

/ ˈɒ��ə /

noun

an 18th-century card game

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Origin of ombre¹

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

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Origin of ombre¹

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

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Its Jan. 27 cover was an elegant and elegiac illustration of seven long-legged, shaggy-capped palms against a menacing ombre orange backdrop of approaching fire.

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"As the story starts, Elphaba comes across a bit shy and a bit timid and not as out there, but she was able to have these subtle green �ǳ��é nails which were still daring," she said.

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I did an ombre effect with the braids, from brown to gold, to try to pull in the colors of the river, the water, that honey amber, softness.

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The �ǳ��é washes of some of the pieces referenced lava turning into rock.

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Last year, in a viral clip before a race, Richardson tossed off her orange wig to reveal hidden silver ombre braids.

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