ombre

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: om=bre

CIDE DICTIONARY

ombre, 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.  [1913 Webster]
"When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free,
And, joined to two, he fails not to make three."  [1913 Webster]

ombre, n. [F., of uncertain origin.].

 A large Mediterranean food fish (Umbrina cirrhosa): -- called also umbra, and umbrine.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ombre, n. a card-game for three, popular in Europe in the 17th-18th c.

Etymology

Sp. hombre man, with ref. to one player seeking to win the pool